Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary examining the lives of five San Francisco residents -- three women and two men, all between 18 and 25 -- whose lives have spiraled out of control after becoming hopelessly addicted to Mexican heroin. Shot over the course of a three-year period, the verite style camera watches the quintet
Cast & Crew
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Steven Okazaki
Director
Will Bernard
Music
Eamonn Bowles
Music Advisor
Bruce Buchanan
Music Recording
Tim Chandler
Publicist (Hbo/New York)
Michael Chin
Additional Camera
Film Details
Also Known As
America Undercover (04/14/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Imagineer Company
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties/CFP Distribution; Roxie Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
Synopsis
Documentary examining the lives of five San Francisco residents -- three women and two men, all between 18 and 25 -- whose lives have spiraled out of control after becoming hopelessly addicted to Mexican heroin. Shot over the course of a three-year period, the verite style camera watches the quintet as they shoot up and then resort to prostitution, dealing or panhandling to score their next hit.
Director
Steven Okazaki
Director
Crew
Will Bernard
Music
Eamonn Bowles
Music Advisor
Bruce Buchanan
Music Recording
Tim Chandler
Publicist (Hbo/New York)
Michael Chin
Additional Camera
Terry Kane Chinn
Consulting Editor
Leroy Clark
Audio Mixer
Jason Cohen
Associate Producer
Jason Cohen
Sound Recordist
Ashley Craddock
Field Researcher
Ashley Craddock
Production Associate
Aaron Davidman
Production Assistant
Shaun Donahue
Equipment
Peter Eggers
On-Line Editor
Sharon Franklin
Production Assistant
Julie Greenberg
Researcher
Laurie Hall
Music Advisor
Yoshimi Ishikawa
Development Consultant
Takayuki Kamikura
Co-Producer
Nancy Lesser
Publicist (Hbo/Los Angeles)
Andrew Mardesich
Production Assistant
John Mccormick
Editorial Consultant
Blake Mchugh
Additional Camera
Max Mosher
Production Assistant
Claudine Naganuma
Production Assistant
Spencer Nakasako
Post-Production Supervisor
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer (Hbo)
Judith Nihei
Coordinator
Steven Okazaki
Camera
Steven Okazaki
Producer
Steven Okazaki
Editor
Peggy Orenstein
Editorial Consultant
Tonya Owens
Publicist (Hbo/Los Angeles)
Lisa A Potter
Legal Counsel
Cat Power
Song Performer
Anthony Radziwill
Supervising Producer (Hbo)
Donna Saffioti
Key Consultant
Justin Schein
Additional Camera
Hillary Skibell
Production Assistant
Goro Toshima
Production Assistant
Nancy Walzog
Co-Producer
June Winters
Publicist (Hbo/New York)
Pamela A Wu
Coordinator
Steve Yamane
Production Assistant
Tami Yeager
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
America Undercover (04/14/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Imagineer Company
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties/CFP Distribution; Roxie Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
