Street Fight (2005)

Director:

Marshall Curry

Writer:

Marshall Curry

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

In Newark, N.J., elections are won and lost in the streets.

Plot:

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey in which the Cory Booker attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James. |

Plot Keywords:

New Jersey | Election | Fight For Justice | Common Good | Public Integrity

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jen Bluestein	...	Herself
Cory Booker	...	Himself
Bill Bradley	...	Himself
Chris Christie	...	Himself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pablo Fonseca	...	Himself
Sharpe James	...	Himself
Spike Lee	...	Himself
Jim McGreevey	...	Himself
Al Sharpton	...	Himself
Cornel West	...	Himself

Directed by
Marshall Curry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marshall Curry

Produced by
Marshall Curry	....	producer
Liz Garbus	....	executive producer
Catherine Jones	....	associate producer
Catherine Haydon Jones	....	associate producer
Marisa Karplus	....	associate producer
Rory Kennedy	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Baxter

Cinematography by
Marshall Curry

Film Editing by
Marshall Curry
Rachel Kittner
Mary Manhardt

Sound Department
Marshall Curry	....	sound recordist
Paul Hsu	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Vikram Gandhi	....	additional camera operator
Tony Hardmon	....	additional cinematographer
Catherine Jones	....	additional camera operator
Catherine Haydon Jones	....	additional camera operator
Heather Murphy	....	additional camera operator

Editorial Department
Matthew Hamachek	....	assistant editor
Rachel Kittner	....	additional editor
Mary Manhardt	....	additional editor

Other crew
Adam Etline	....	story consultant

Thanks
Laird Adamson	....	thanks: end titles
Cynthia Wade	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Marshall Curry Productions LLC

Distributors

• Argot Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Roco Films (2005) (Non-USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Marshall Curry Productions LLC

Politics Jersey Style

It is not often that you get to see what goes on in the day to day of a campaign. In Street Fight, we see a newcomer trying to unseat an incumbent that has a 16-year hold on office, and is not afraid to use all the power at his disposal to crush this upstart. In addition, those who have been feeding at the trough of city government for those 16 years do not want their gravy train stopped. Dirty politics, dirty government, and a dirty city badly in need of repair. It makes for a compelling directorial debut and a story that should make all of us want to fight for the person we most want to see in office. It takes more than a vote to change a government!