17 Blocks

Director

Davy Rothbart

Producers

Alex Turtletaub

Davy Rothbart

Marc Turtletaub

Michael Clark

Rachel Dengiz

Cinematographer

Zachary Shields

Editor

Jennifer Tiexiera

Sound

Derek Vanderhorst

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2019

United States

36 min

Color

In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. They've been filming ever since. Spanning two decades, 17 BLOCKS illuminates a nation's ongoing crisis through one family's raw, stirring, and deeply personal saga.

Directors' Biography

Davy Rothbart is a journalist, bestselling author, Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker, creator of Found Magazine, and contributor to public radio's This American Life. His latest documentary, Medora, aired on PBS and won a 2015 Emmy® News & Documentary Award. He's the founder of Washington To Washington, an annual hiking trip for city kids.

Director

Davy Rothbart

Producers

Alex Turtletaub

Davy Rothbart

Marc Turtletaub

Michael Clark

Rachel Dengiz

Cinematographer

Zachary Shields

Editor

Jennifer Tiexiera

Sound

Derek Vanderhorst

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