Boyz N The Hood

This is the debut feature of 23-year old John Singleton who discusses his film and its production in straightforward terms on analog track 2. Included are two scenes cut from the final release print.

Writer-director John Singleton’s acclaimed Boyz N The Hood is a heavy dose of nervous reality that is emotionally riveting. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy who is sent by his mother to live with his father in the gang-plagued South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles where he is confronted with the daily assaults and incitements of a world poisoned by poverty, violence, and racism. This is a powerful film depicting the desperate struggles for survival, the horror of the inner-city world of drive-by shootings, and the seemingly unbreakable cycle of violence and hopelessness