"Living Los Sures" Shows Williamsburg, Brooklyn Like You've Never Imagined | BK Live

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 Echeverria's film skillfully represents the challenges of its time: drugs, gang violence, crime, abandoned real estate, racial tension, single-parent homes, and inadequate local resources. Living Los Sures retells this story. We sat with Melvin Estrella, Director of Photography & Producer of the film Los Sures, along with his wife, Pegi Vail, PhD an anthropologist, filmmaker, and sustainable travel consultant whose academic work has focused on visual anthropology, Indigenous media and on the role of storytelling to the political economy of tourism in the developing world. -- This video is from BRIC TV— the first 24/7 television channel created by, for, and about Brooklyn. It is the borough's source for local news, Brooklyn culture, civic affairs, music, arts, sports, and technology. BRIC TV features programming produced and curated by BRIC, an arts and media nonprofit located in Downtown Brooklyn, NYC. Watch more Brooklyn-centric content from BRIC TV: BK Live: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bklive Straight Up: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/straightup #BHeard: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bheard B-Side: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bside Check out more from BRIC:    / bricartsmedia   Connect with us:   / brictv     / brictv     / brictv   http://BRICartsmedia.org/BRICTV