The Alpo Story

The Alpo Story

The drug game wasn't personal, it was business.

2007 · 55 min · Crime, Documentary

With his buddies AZ and Rich Porter, Alpo rose to become one of New York’s top drug kingpins in the 1980s. This documentary traces the life and career of the young man dubbed the unofficial “Mayor of Harlem.” Business smarts and hard work led to street fame and enormous fortune for the friends, but when flashy Porter neglected to pay money he owed to the more unassuming Alpo, the rift in their partnership led to betrayal, murder and prison.Eagerly anticipated story about the most popular guy in the most trend-setting part of the world…Harlem. As a young boy growing up in Harlem, Alpo and his friends (AZ & Rich Porter) took advantage of a power vacuum in the drug game after the head kingpins from the ’70s were either killed or incarcerated. Through business savvy (offering the lowest drug prices in town), hard work, and charismatic public relations Alpo became the unofficial “Mayor of Harlem”. Watch as ambition turns to greed, which leads to murder.

Directed by Troy Reed

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In 1989, 24-year-old Rayful Edmond was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking and homicide, but as director Troy Reed's documentary shows, Edmond didn't let incarceration stop his criminal activities. Coincidence put him in a cell with one of Colombia's biggest cocaine distributors, allowing Edmond to expand his Washington, D.C.–based empire from behind bars. The irony of the ensuing events is as riveting as any Hollywood film.

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In this award-winning, feature length, two-hour broadcast-quality Documentary you will learn about the latest developments in the field of Free and Zero Point Energy from Tesla to Dennis Lee. Hosted by Bill Jenkins, formerly of ABC Radio, this comprehensive documentary features physicists and inventors who are challenging orthodox science to bring this non-polluting technology forward despite ridicule and suppression. See actual working prototypes that defy classical physics including phenomenal experiments in anti-gravity and the transmutation of metals.

Game Over

Game Over · 2003

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You saw the movie PAID IN FULL. Now here is the uncut documentary of the rise and fall of Richard Porter, AZ, and Alpo. Living by the code of the streets, these three best friends pursued the American dream and became major players in the New York drug trade by the ages of 16 and 17.

Scarface 4 Life

Scarface 4 Life · 2005

Scarface 4 Life

MovieDocumentary

Not for the faint of heart, this film tells the shocking (and true) story of some of the most notorious inmate slashings in New York City's infamous holding pen, Riker's Island. Documentary director Troy Reed trains his lens on the infamous correctional facility and explicitly captures some gruesome inmate slashings, police corruption and just plain survivin' that took place on the hardscrabble island during the late 1980s and early '90s.

The Karlton Hines Story

The Karlton Hines Story · 2005

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Karlton Hines, like Earl "the Goat" Manigault, was a legendary street hoopster in New York City's playgrounds. From the age of 12, he was unstoppable and soon caught the attention of the nation's top basketball scouts. But Hines had a preference (or flaw): He wanted to live the street life and make a name for himself in the New York City drug trade, which he did. Ultimately, it was a dead-end street for Hines, as he was gunned down. This is his story.

The Larry Davis Story: The Routine Typical Hit

The Larry Davis Story: The Routine Typical Hit · 2006

The Larry Davis Story: The Routine Typical Hit

Raised on the mean streets of the Bronx, Larry Davis made a name for himself by manipulating both sides of the law. No one was immune from Davis' savvy manipulation -- not the corrupt cops or the violent crack dealers. But keeping up such a stressful lifestyle isn't easy, and just as Davis was preparing to go straight it all fell apart. When the police forced their way into Davis' sister's apartment, the elusive criminal fled out the window. In the seventeen days that followed, Davis led authorities on a 17-day manhunt that would only end when Davis surrendered to the F.B.I. In guerilla-style, this documentary, filmmaker explores the remarkable flight of Larry Davis and the events that ultimately unfolded when he was finally apprehended by authorities and placed on trial.

The Guy Fisher Story

The Guy Fisher Story · 2005

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Guy Fisher, former owner of the Apollo Theater, and Nicky Barnes were at once friends, competitors and allies in the struggle to control America's heroin trade. After years of outpacing the law, Barnes was arrested, tried (by litigator Rudolph Giuliani, no less) and sentenced to life in prison. But soon, Barnes cut a deal with federal prosecutors against Fisher and others. The result: Fisher was handed a 25-year-to-life term in a federal pen.

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The Wally Satch Story

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