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New Orleans Film Society

80 Blocks From Tiffany's

USA 67 min.

Director
Gary Weiss
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Synopsis

This cult documentary from 1979 offers a vivid depiction of street life in the South Bronx in the late 1970s, dealing primarily with two gangs—one African American and one Puerto Rican. The film’s title refers to the distance between the Manhattan jewelry store and the South Bronx.