Freeway: Crack in the System
FREEWAY:CRACKINTHESYSTEMtellsthestoryofbrokendreams,drugdealers,dirtycops,andgovernmentcomplicity-morecompellingthanfiction,it’stherealstorybehindAmerica’slongestwar.Thisdocumentarybyaward-winningfilmmakerMarcLevin(SLAM,Mr.Untouchable,BrickCity)exposeshowtheinfiltrationofcrackcocainedestroyedinner-cityneighborhoodsacrossthecountry.Atthecenterofitallistherise,fallandredemptionofFreewayRickRoss,astreethustlerwhobecametheKingofCrack,andjournalistGaryWebb,whobrokethestoryoftheCIA’scomplicityinthedrugwar.FeaturingexclusiveinterviewswithFreewayRickRoss,nottobeconfusedwiththerapperwhotookhisnamePulitzerPrizewinningjournalistGaryWebb,hissourceCoralBaca,andwifeSusanWebbformerLosAngelesDeputySheriffRobertoJuarezdrugtraffickerJulioZavalaandmanymore.TherealRickRossisnotarapper.He’sanurbanlegendinSouthCentralLA,ablackgodfatherfigurewhom…WrittenbyAnonymous
Genre: Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama
Director: Marc Levin
Actors: 'Freeway' Ricky Ross, Eric Sterling, Michael Levine