The Movie They Didn't Want You to See

By Stacy Peralta, filmmaker of Crips and Bloods: Made in America

It seemed so obvious to me, a slam-dunk, a downright compelling true life American story. The story of how the Crips and Bloods - two of the world's most 'iconic' gangs - have been allowed to wage a virtual war within one of the richest cities in the world for 4 decades, a war that has taken over 15,000 lives in that time.

Yet I couldn't find any studio or production company interested in financing my documentary. I went door to door, pitching my project to all of the 'right' people in Hollywood. All of them said it was a great idea and needed to be done - but no one would write a check.


Read the complete story from The Huffington Post.

Crips and Bloods: Made in America screened April 7 as part of WGVU's Indepenent Cinema series. It airs Tuesday, May 12 at 10 p.m. on WGVU HD