Chop shop
(DVD)
Contributors
Bahrani, Ramin, film director.
Polanco, Alejandro, actor.
Gonzales, Isamar, actor.
Sowulski, Rob, actor.
Zapata, Carlos, actor.
Polanco, Alejandro, actor.
Gonzales, Isamar, actor.
Sowulski, Rob, actor.
Zapata, Carlos, actor.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 C549s | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Automobile graveyards -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Brothers and sisters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures.
Orphans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Street children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Brothers and sisters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures.
Orphans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Street children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515255615
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Wide screen (1.78:1).
General Note
Special footage: Audio commentaries; new program featuring a concersation among Bahrani and others; new conversations; rehearsal footage; trailer; essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Participants/Performers
Isamar Gonzales, Alejandro Polanco, Rob Sowulski, Carlos Zapata, Ahmad Razvi, Anthony Felton.
Description
Willets Point, Queens, an industrial sliver of automotive-repair shops that remains perpetually at risk of being redeveloped off the map. It₂s within this precarious ecosystem that twelve-year-old Ale must grow up fast, hustling in the neighborhood chop shops to build a more stable life for himself and his sister even as their tenuous circumstances force each to compete with other struggling people and make desperate decisions.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, wide screen (1.78:1); 5.1 Dolby digital.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bahrani, R., Polanco, A., Gonzales, I., Sowulski, R., & Zapata, C. (2021). Chop shop (DVD edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramin, Bahrani et al.. 2021. Chop Shop. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramin, Bahrani et al.. Chop Shop The Criterion Collection, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bahrani, Ramin,, et al. Chop Shop DVD edition., The Criterion Collection, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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