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Colors Straight Up

Colors Straight Up

It's the performance of their lives.

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Documentary

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The non-profit organization, Colors United, teaches drama to a group of inner city kids. The culmination of the theater education is a musical called Watts Side Story.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

31 October 1997

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Cast

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