There Are No Children Here (1993)
The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and 7, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother, and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur.
Director: Anita W. Addison
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Oprah Winfrey as LaJoe Rivers |
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Maya Angelou as Lelia Mae |
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Keith David as John Paul Rivers |
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Mark Lane as Lafayette Rivers |
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Norman D. Golden II as Pharoah Rivers |
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Vonte Sweet as Craig |
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Crystal Laws Green as Rochelle |
| Writing | Alex Kotlowitz | Book |
| Writing | Bobby Smith Jr. | Teleplay |
| Lighting | James A. Miller | Gaffer |
| Crew | Linda Perlin | Stunts |
| Directing | Anita W. Addison | Director |
