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Release Date:
January 1, 2007
Original Title:
Father G and the Homeboys
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Great Wave Productions
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Narrated by esteemed screen veteran Martin Sheen, director John Bohm's socially conscious documentary details the efforts of Los Angeles-based Jesuit priest Father Greg Boyle in helping to redirect the troubled lives of four gang-bangers living in the battle scarred area of Boyle Heights. Affectionately known to his many followers as "Father G," Boyle and his non-profit group "Homeboy Industries" have been working for over twenty-years to help kids prone to gang violence prepare for a future free of deadly turf wars and premature funerals.
Director:
John Bohm
Pete Tapia
Writer:
Merle Goldberg
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