Summary
Filmed in over twenty states, The house I live in looks at the lives of many of the players in the so-called war on drugs (dealers, users, family members, narcotics officers, judges, politicians) and highlights the great futility that characterizes this enterprise.Contents
Extra features: OvercrowdingSelf soothing
Private prisons
Jury nullification
Work defines us
Trailer.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Drug control
-- United States.
Drug traffic -- United States -- Prevention. Drug traffic -- Law and legislation -- United States. Drug abuse and crime -- United States. Drugs -- Law and legislation -- United States. Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation -- United States. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | New York :Virgil Films,2013 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Jarecki, Eugene,
director, filmmaker, narrator, producer, screenwriter. Barnes, Joslyn, producer. Fraser, Nicholas, 1948- producer. Glover, Danny, producer. Legend, John, producer. Pitt, Brad, 1963- producer. Simmons, Russell, producer. Shopsin, Melinda, producer. Ackerman, Roy, producer. Alcaro, David, producer. Cullman, Sam, producer. St. John, Christopher (Producer), producer. Jeter, Nannie, participant. Simon, David, 1960- commentator. Miller, Robert (Composer), commentator. Edgewood Way (Firm), production company. Charlotte Street Films, presenter. BBC Storyville (Firm), production company. Independent Television Service, production company. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, production company. FilmBuff (Firm), contributor. 2DF (Firm), contributor. Virgil Films, publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Eugene Jarecki ; commentary, David Simon ; participant, Nannie Jeter. |
Other Contributors |
Music by Robert Miller ; edited by Paul Frost ; production design, Joe Posner. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
Notes |
"Film Buff, 2DF." Program content: ©2012. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation. |
Awards |
Sundance Film Festival 2012, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary |
Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |