Los Sures (1984)

A documentary on the inhabitants of South Williamsburg New York whose lives are explored through the testimony of five inhabitants of the Brooklyn neighborhood In the late 70s and early 80s Los Sures was one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City In fact it had been called the worst ghetto in America Diego Echeverrias film skillfully represents the challenges of its time drugs gang violence crime abandoned real estate racial tension singleparent homes and inadequate local resources The complex portrait also celebrates the vitality of this largely Puerto Rican and Dominican community showing the strength of their culture their creativity and their determination to overcome a desperate situation