Brick City

An intimate, clear-eyed chronicle of a struggling city and its determined leaders, equal parts frustrating and inspiring.

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Garry McCarthy, Cory Booker, Kyla McCarthy

Overview

Created and directed by the award-winning filmmakers Mark Benjamin and Marc Levin, Brick City, is a documentary series that captures the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live. Against great odds, Newark’s citizens and its Mayor, Cory A. Booker, fight to raise the city out of nearly a half century of violence, poverty and corruption.

How it feels

Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, corruption, crime, class

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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