Chi-Raq
(DVD)
Contributors
Lee, Spike, film director,
Willmott, Kevin, screenwriter.
Cannon, Nick, 1980- actor.
Snipes, Wesley, actor.
Parris, Teyonah, actor.
Willmott, Kevin, screenwriter.
Cannon, Nick, 1980- actor.
Snipes, Wesley, actor.
Parris, Teyonah, actor.
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2016].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Chi-Raq
1 available
DVD Chi-Raq
1 available
Southside - Media
DVD Chi-Raq
1 available
DVD Chi-Raq
1 available
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Southside - Media | DVD Chi-Raq | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2016].
Language
English
UPC
031398240068
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
The q in the title appears as a diamond with a peace symbol in it.
General Note
Bonus features: "The making of Chi-raq" featurette; Deleted scenes; Extended scenes; "We gotta do better" music video by Kevon Carter.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editors, Ryan Denmark, Hye Mee Na ; original music score, Terence Blanchard ; choreography, Maija Garcia.
Participants/Performers
Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, Steve Harris, Harry Lennix, D.B. Sweeney, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson.
Description
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's South Side creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; widescreen 16x9 (2.39:1) aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American political activists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Aristophanes -- Film adaptations.
Children -- Death -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Violence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Women and peace -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Aristophanes -- Film adaptations.
Children -- Death -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Violence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Women and peace -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.
Other Subjects