A sensitive and frightening portrait of Donny B, a young drug addict, who lives and will probably die in Harlem. To the accompaniament of the song in folk idiom: A Day in the Death of Donny B, we follow him through a day in which he steals enough money for his next “fix”. Shows the utter degradation of a young human being, the hopeless slum environment in which he lives and his situation which can lead to nothing but death.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002675
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug addiction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic addicts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)