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Title Los villanos of Villa Esperanza / a film by Sabrina Skau
Published Los Angeles, CA : University of Southern California, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (31 min.)
Summary Danny, Melvin, and David are "Los Villanos," a group of friends who grew up together in an affordable housing development in South Central Los Angeles. Against a backdrop of poverty and violence, they and their families have carved out a space for flourishing in the "Villa of Hope." In this documentary, we encounter the young men at the cusp of adulthood. As the joys of a relatively carefree childhood slip further and further away, they face the stresses of work, school, and family obligations. The friends strive to honor their immigrant parents' sacrifices, hoping to live out some form of the American Dream, but their struggles call into question the belief that upward mobility can be achieved by hard work alone. An exploration of the intimate effects of violence, the difficulties of working class life, and the importance of family and friendship, Los Villanos opens a window into young men's coming of age in the City of Angels
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed April 26, 2018)
In English
Subject Male friendship -- California -- Los Angeles
Working class -- California -- Los Angeles
Coming of age -- California -- Los Angeles
Youth and violence -- California -- Los Angeles
Young men -- California -- Los Angeles
Coming of age.
Male friendship.
Working class.
Young men.
Youth and violence.
California -- Los Angeles.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Form Streaming video
Author Skau, Sabrina, director, producer
Center for Visual Anthropology, production company.