About the film
Bastards of the Party is a 2005 American documentary directed by Cle Shaheed Sloan and produced by Antoine Fuqua. It examines how the Crips and the Bloods formed in Los Angeles, presenting that history through the perspective of the city's community. The film also condemns gang violence and includes proposals for addressing it from former gang members.
Sloan's background as a former Bloods member is part of the film's context. The documentary is in English and its listed genre is documentary film. For viewers looking at documentaries about Los Angeles, gang history or community responses to violence, it brings together the origins of two gangs with perspectives from people who were formerly involved.
Its attention to both the development of the groups and responses to violence makes those subjects central to the film.
Who it is for
This may suit viewers studying Los Angeles gang history or community perspectives on gang violence. It includes proposals from former gang members for addressing violence.
Worth knowing
- Examines the origins of the Crips and Bloods
- Told from a Los Angeles community perspective
- Includes proposals from former gang members
- Directed by Cle Shaheed Sloan
Before you press play
- Released in 2005
The short of it
Bastards of the Party combines a history of two Los Angeles gangs with condemnation of gang violence and ideas from former members. It is an English-language American documentary directed by Cle Shaheed Sloan.