Harry Crews: Survival Is Triumph Enough (Video 2007)

Harry Crews, prolific writer and author of Southern classics " A Feast of Snakes" , "The Gospel Singer" and "A Childhood" reveals a lifetime of extraordinary experiences and their effect on... See full summary »

Director:

Tyler Turkle

Stars:

Harry Crews, Eugenia Gaskins, Don Haselden

Cast

Credited cast:
Harry Crews	...	Himself
Eugenia Gaskins	...	Herself
Don Haselden	...	Himself

Storyline

Harry Crews, prolific writer and author of Southern classics " A Feast of Snakes" , "The Gospel Singer" and "A Childhood" reveals a lifetime of extraordinary experiences and their effect on his creative and personal life. Interviewed in 2006 and 2007 by artist and filmmaker, Tyler Turkle, Crews recounts growing up in Bacon County, Georgia during the Great Depression and his near fatal childhood. In a candid, relentless delivery, Crews tells tales of his adult alcoholism, drug abuse, the tragic drowning of his first born son and the brutal, painful consequences of his own actions.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Winterstone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Give Me The Flowers"
Written by Elvin Biggers, Louise Certain and Storey Flatt
Performed by Terry Allen
from "Salivation", 1999
Courtesy Sugar Hill Records

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