Metro Productions is pleased to announce the completion of “The Wrong Family: Fighting Back Against Gangs in Virginia,” produced for the Office of the Attorney General of VA. Out of a competitive pool of 15 production houses, Metro won the bid to create the video, geared toward preventing gang growth and development in Virginia. Featuring interview footage with gang members, law enforcement, government officials, and parents, producer/director Tim Farrow wove together a powerful 25-minute video production consisting of real-life stories, evidence, and footage gathered from across the state. Tim chose not to use any narrator, instead opting to let the interviews tell the story, resulting in a video both compelling and dynamic. Footage of actual gang activity, crime scenes, and crime victims were all integrated into the final video, adding to the overall message that gang activity is a reality in Virginia. Our small towns are at risk, despite the comfortable- and false- belief that gangs are only found in big cities. Gangs will go wherever they can function; this video will help to increase awareness, in hopes that everyone- police, social workers, healthcare workers, socially responsible groups such as the Boys and Girls Club, and parents- will work together to make Virginia entirely inhospitable for gangs, and put an end to this growing problem.
The media release for “The Wrong Family” was on November 18th, 2008; following its release, the video will be shown to law enforcement, parents, in schools, and to anyone else who can have a part in ending gang activity.
