TY  - GEN
N2  - The Whole Gritty City is a 90-minute documentary that plunges viewers into the world of three New Orleans school marching bands.This New Orleans marching band story is at the same time a unique portrayal of an American inner city. It highlights men with an open-eyed, deep commitment to the community they've grown up in and the children in their charge. Viewers who know first-hand the African American urban experience will find a celebration of the strength and insight of these men, and the potential and resilience of their students. Others will find a moving, empathetic portrayal of an unfamiliar world, and come to feel a stake in the struggles and triumphs of these children and their mentors.
AB  - The Whole Gritty City is a 90-minute documentary that plunges viewers into the world of three New Orleans school marching bands.This New Orleans marching band story is at the same time a unique portrayal of an American inner city. It highlights men with an open-eyed, deep commitment to the community they've grown up in and the children in their charge. Viewers who know first-hand the African American urban experience will find a celebration of the strength and insight of these men, and the potential and resilience of their students. Others will find a moving, empathetic portrayal of an unfamiliar world, and come to feel a stake in the struggles and triumphs of these children and their mentors.
T1  - The whole gritty city
DA  - 2013.
CY  - New York, NY :
AU  - Barber, Richard.
PB  - Band Room Productions,
PP  - New York, NY :
LA  - In English.
PY  - 2013.
N1  - Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2014).
ID  - 1355270
KW  - Marching bands
KW  - Music
KW  - Carnival
TI  - The whole gritty city
LK  - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;2543388
UR  - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;2543388
ER  -