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Colors Straight Up

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In this acclaimed documentary, teenagers living in inner-city Los Angeles come together in the performing arts ensemble Colors United as a way of escaping the gangs and drugs prevalent in their neighborhood of Watts. As they learn how to express themselves artistically, these young students, including dancer Stanley Elam and actress LaToya Howlett, provide each other with support that they can't always find at home, and encourage each other to pursue their dreams.

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Bill Gibron DVDTalk.com Colors Straight Up! is not about to offer a fairytale version of life... Yet it doesn't allow enough of the real world in to satisfy your sense of outrage, either. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2005 Full Review James Rocchi Netflix Superb documentary about the power of art is compelling true-life drama. Rated: 5/5 Jul 4, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this acclaimed documentary, teenagers living in inner-city Los Angeles come together in the performing arts ensemble Colors United as a way of escaping the gangs and drugs prevalent in their neighborhood of Watts. As they learn how to express themselves artistically, these young students, including dancer Stanley Elam and actress LaToya Howlett, provide each other with support that they can't always find at home, and encourage each other to pursue their dreams.
Director
Michèle Ohayon
Producer
Michèle Ohayon, Julia Schachter
Screenwriter
Michèle Ohayon
Production Co
Echo Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 25, 2006
Runtime
1h 34m