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DON'T FALL DOWN IN THE HOOD is a hard-hitting,
urban documentary that takes an uncompromising look
at the epidemic of juvenile violence through the eyes
of the youth themselves.
As the film opens, the city of Philadelphia has been
dubbed America’s Murder Capitol. There is an average
of one Black or Latino male shot to death – Every
Day.
The film focuses on two teenaged boys, Malik and Kenny,
who are both victims and perpetrators of violence.
Arrested for gun and drug crimes, the youth have been
enrolled in the city’s ground-breaking intervention
program, Don’t Fall Down in the Hood.
For these young men, the program is a last ditch effort
to save them from the streets, from jail, and to very
possibly save their lives.
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