NEIU social work student Eddie Bocanegra recently has walked down the red carpet and continues to appear in the media about his role in the documentary “The Interrupters.” Produced/directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and author Alex Kotlowitz, “The Interrupters” features Eddie Bocanegra and two other “violence interrupters” who patrol some of Chicago’s roughest streets and try to diffuse the violence that has become too common.
To view the trailer, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS5Hjhy1RhM For information, visit http://interrupters.kartemquin.com/.
To see recent media coverage about the film and Eddie’s role, see:
WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight”
http://www.wttw.com/chicagotonight/video/gxim0E8tYeNEj_7zBvIhbJRmOO8lFOjl/
National Public Radio broadcast on WBEZ-FM
http://www.wbez.org/story/2011-06-29/interrupters-take-chicagos-youth-violence-88559
The New York Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Reuters
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-interrupterstre77a5kj-20110811,0,2037495.story
