A couple of notable 90's indies from Brooklyn have hit DVD recently. Both discs are the definition of bare-bones but are worth a look regardless.
Matty Rich's Straight Out of Brooklyn chronicles life in a Red hook projects for a poor black family and the desperation that leads to anger, abuse and crime. Savatore Stabile's Gravesend takes a group of short-tempered friends on a wild and violent night that ends in disaster.
