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Two Young Filmmakers Document Philly's Crime Epidemic

Philadelphia Weekly | April 14, 2008

"By the Numbers," a new public service announcement by filmmakers Alec Sutherland and Todd DosSantos and a local organization called the Anti-Violence Partnership, is just a minute long, but it's well worth watching.

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Tags: Philadelphia, activism, crime, PSA, crime & justice

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