Stacy Peralta’s “CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America” Premieres Tuesday, May 12, 2009, on PBS Series “Independent Lens”

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A civil war has been raging for more than 40 years. This war has taken more than 15,000 lives, and it passes its legacy from father to son. The battlefield is South Central Los Angeles, an area surrounded by geographical icons of California — Rodeo Drive, Hollywood and Vine, the beaches of Santa Monica, and Disneyland.

Filmmaker Stacy Peralta hits the streets of South Central Los Angeles to find out, whats behind this war in the documentary “CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America,” and in so doing, speaks with former and current members of the Bloods and the Crips, two of the most notorious and violent street gangs in America.

Narrated by Forest Whitaker and produced by Cash Warren and Los Angeles NBA star Baron Davis, the acclaimed documentary “CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America”will premiere on the PBS series “Independent Lens,” hosted by Terrence Howard, on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 10 PM.