Lord Thing

Synopsis

Produced at the height of the black power movement in the early ‘70s, Lord Thing is an insider history into the genesis and transformation of the Conservative Vice Lords gang, one of Chicago's oldest street gangs. Partially shaped and told by by CVL members who also appear in the film, Lord Thing is a unique and powerful tool that expresses an effort in self-transformation during a volatile and violent time in US race history. Gritty and rhythmic, this unusual film reflects an under-told chapter in gang history as members from the West Side neighborhood of North Lawndale try to become viable and political agents in their community. (Chicago Film Archives)

Main Cast

Leonard Sengali

Self / Narrator

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Lou Palmer

Additional Narration

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	DeWitt Beall
Production	Producer	DeWitt Beall
Sound	Music	Luther Allison
	Sound	Kenneth H. Montgomery
Camera	Camera Operator	Olaf Bergman
	Director of Photography	Kaz Ayukawa
Editing	Editor	Glenn McGowean
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