Street Fight - Oscar-Nominated Cory Booker Documentary - Full Film HD

Street Fight is a thrilling Academy Award®-nominated story of bare-knuckle politics in America. When a young unknown challenger named Cory Booker takes on the head of a powerful political machine, he discovers that sometimes elections are won and lost in the streets.
Gritty, funny, and surprisingly inspirational, the film goes behind-the-scenes in a rough-and-tumble campaign in Newark, N.J. It offers an intimate, unvarnished view of Booker before he became a U.S. Senator and regular fixture on national political talk shows.
Street Fight also explores the complex politics of race in an election that pits Spike Lee and Cornel West against Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, and features Bill Bradley and Chris Christie.
Directed by three-time Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, and winner of the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, the critically acclaimed film was called “the best American political documentary since The War Room” by the Washington Post.
For more info: www.StreetFightFilm.com

[@JoshuaFrick3]

After watching this, I wanted to look up Sharpe James and see what happened to him since 2006. In 2008, Sharpe James was convicted on 5 counts of fraud for giving public property to his mistress, which she later sold for a 6 figure profit. James served 18 months in a federal prison. He later appealed and one of the 5 counts was overturned, but the remaining 4 counts of fraud were upheld.

[@ArmandoValerio65]

Fun Fact: Chris Christie, the DA from 1:03:09, ended up being the one who prosecuted James.

[@xoxomeg2129]

Wow I am so impressed with this man. Every time I hear Cory Booker being mentioned, it’s always about something he’s doing to help humanity in one way or another. I have the utmost respect for his character. He has a huge heart, and it shows. I truly hope that he runs for president & is elected in the future. We need more politicians with a heart like his!

[@garthhunt7238]

🤮🤮🤮

[@mcgabbfoodrew]

We had to watch this for my AP Government class and honestly? I'm so glad we did. Thank you for uploading such a great and important documentary for everyone to see.

[@samriwelkeish7981]

Same we are watching it right now

[@yyxy.oncesaid]

Ap? Please

[@smithsmith5290]

I had respect for Senator Booker before I saw this, but I have a newfound appreciation and even more respect for him after seeing this.

[@mwb6188]

I hope he sees this bro

[@a2pha]

I was looking for this. Quite possibly one of the best films ever showing voter suppression through illegal means.

[@payableondeath9091]

same glad I found it

[@nazihahere]

October 10th, 2022 This documentary was so good 1:07:34 “He smells like the future.” 😭

[@MasonCookMrFamous]

One of the finest documentaries on what it means to take on entrenched power and a political machine. Bravo.

[@DontLeaveTheGardenerWithTheDog]

Are you really Marshall Curry? Thanks for making your doc available to the public at large. I got really curious about this mayoral race after Booker mentioned it in 3rd primary debate. This really was like a street fight.

[@PianolasonMars]

Just finished -- an incredible piece of work, and more relevant than ever. And Mr. Curry, thank you so much for having such courage in the face of such adversity, and for the tenaciousness to get the footage you needed even when you faced intimidation from Mr. James' team.

[@omadjourney]

Seeing Corey in a whole new life and I'm loving him.

[@sergiorodriguez9627]

“Smells like the future”…. Just wow my heart dropped

[@richardsoger7295]

Had never heard of it till the debates will watch it right away thanks

[@reneamitchell7975]

"He smells like the future"!

[@ayodamolaolatunji2712]

best line in the whole doc

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

I did not remember until the last 10 minutes that Booker had lost when he first ran. He won four years later when James did not seek reelection, and Booker was reelected to a second term before going to the senate. Booker is clearly a decent guy, although I am not a huge fan of his. After 8 years, Newark is still one of the poorest, saddest, most rundown cities in the country. I doubt anyone can fix it, although James was a total crook and fraud. It's career politicians and the ignorance of voters that makes a good case for term limits. No surprise the two biggest frauds there are, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, would support James. Like him, they made careers out of taking advantage of poor, black people and causing more hate and racial division while pretending they are for justice. After "The Neighbors' Window," I will watch anything Marshall Curry makes. This is very well-done, though at only 80 minutes, it does seem very slow-going at spots. A sad commentary on urban American politics.

[@alexandrethibault2482]

I knew a bit of Cory story, watched his interview on Kimmel tonight & heard about this documentary. Man, this guy has the heart, guts & soul To help USA get rid of the Chemical Orange nightmare presidency !

[@alexandrethibault2482]

@RW&B sad lost soul. May the far left hoax, aka covid-19, fall upon you.

[@TedWilliamsIII]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@mwb6188]

Thx for uploading.

[@nadia_SahaJaida]

Wow! It was amazing! I loved every minute of this documentary. Thank you!

[@payableondeath9091]

100% I didn't want it to end, he should do more footage of his life, fell in love with him

[@amityville2006]

39:05-39:32 is my old neighborhood! Feels so strange seeing my old hood back in 2002 when it wasn't so awful and seeing former neighbors that we actually liked that are now long gone from the block. I'm getting a bit nostalgic. Funny thing is, though, I don't think Corey Booker visited our place. LOL! I would have remembered that! You can actually see my former childhood house at 39:12 as Booker is about to cross the street. It's the three story white house with the brick columns. Miss that house but I'm glad my family eventually left as the block started to change for the somewhat worse sometime after 2012 or so. It's going to be five years since we've moved away from there! So crazy! We still drive through the old block from time to time, but looking at the state of the old hood, we're kind of gald we no longer live there. Our old house is still there but now totally unrecognizable due to whoever owns it now completely remodeled the house from top to bottom.

[@ManManJersey]

You know Newark was way dangerous in 2002 then now this is a joke compared too 90s 2000s Newark it’s still bad but slowly changing I moved in 08 2020 don’t have nothing on the crime in the 2000s

[@amityville2006]

@@ManManJersey Well, I'm still here despite Newark being so "dangerous" in 2002. Yes, Newark isn't and will never be perfect. It has it's bad areas but it also has some albeit tiny good areas. Also, yes it does have it's crime but that crime heavily depends on what part of Newark you live in. The North part of Newark has it's share of crime, but not as much as the South side does. That's the part of Newark to stay out of and avoid at all cost! Even the cops don't like to patrol in that area, but that's where the department puts a lot of them when they first become cops. Yes, it's true Newark is slowly changing but the only thing that has changed so far is the downtown area, and last I knew it's the neighborhoods that make what Newark is, not just downtown. A lot of newbies that move into Newark think Newark is so super safe just because the downtown area has been improved drastically which is not true. A true Newarker knows which areas to avoid during certain parts of the day, what areas to stay out of at night, and know to be back in their homes by a certain time because at night is when the unsavory people come out to play, and not in a good way. Also, a true Newark always know to be aware of their surroundings no matter where they're at, and to always look behind them from time to time when they walk to make sure no suspicious characters are following them or trying to cause them harm. Newbies don't seem to know or follow these rules. They still think that they're in their former safe areas and tend to jog, walk their dogs, and walk around with their expensive electronics unaware of the potential danger around them. Anyway, there are way worse places to in than Newark that have way more crime in both their past and present.

[@rickreynolds3604]

Fabulous film...thank you! Great to know Sen. Booker...quite an inspiring fighter for good

[@judedeprey6831]

So happy I found these movies. Wonderful works of art! God bless you and anyone who reads this.

[@towelaokwudire]

Excellent documentary. Inspiring individual.

[@seanclean1625]

This documentary, made me respect and like Corey, even more!!!!

[@owninfinitefilms]

Many congratulations Marshall for winning the Academy Award 🎉🎉 Keep Inspiring 💛🤗 from Own infinite films Best Regards Hariom Mehta

[@TPTism]

I hope this man becomes president one day

[@linengray]

Thank you for the upload. Sorry you lost the Oscar to some dang Penguins.

[@Alabamaredneck]

the penguins wer dagnabbed not danged lmao

[@elosieify]

Wow - what an incredibly strong and genuine leader. This was truly a privilege to watch.Thank you for uploading.

[@greenghostof609]

NPC

[@corybooker8910]

Thanks guys.

[@belina674]

NEWARK REPRESENT (also thank u for the upload!!)

[@dannyhughes4889]

It is the old story of too many established Politicians when relating to constituents.....'Give them the Mushroom Treatment.....keep 'em in the dark and feed them bullsh_t'. But Cory is like a breath of fresh air and a shining light.

[@andyalive]

Thanks!

[@scoobdoo2008]

Damn I have so much more respect for Booker!!!!!

[@denisef1869]

Some day this smart, principled man is going to be President of the United States.

[@exglued2394]

After watching this, i can only wish.

[@carrier2823]

This is what all presidents should be like

[@payableondeath9091]

@@exglued2394 ;)

[@sandymiller4675]

Awesome 👏

[@Carolina_Fresh]

Thanks for the upload. My personal opinion Booker/ Yang 2020

[@makaalbarn6510]

Ahh, Spartacus. Better luck next year, mi amigo.

[@sarahogawa5408]

Cornel West knew exactly what was gonna happen. What a brilliant mind! 1:05

[@sathyojahthanbhavaahnandhan]

This movie is an inspiration for me to enter Politics...

[@feliciawijnaar230]

*FELICIA* 🌟💖 *CORY*

[@mariellencressman9624]

We sure lost out, overlooking him as the Dem nominee. #cory2020

[@718ant5]

He would’ve been an excellent president.

[@amywright201]

Time to disable comments, but thank you for sharing. Hoping my Documentarian Daughter sees it soon.

[@nak_attak]

had to watch this in pig...great film!

[@travelersworldcafellc7036]

People have socio-cultural fears regarding change and managing uncertainty. Cory lost as his constituency was afraid of change.

[@UniAngel1708]

We just watched this for my AP Gov class and im so happy that we did. My mother was from Communist Romania, and what I see her, reflected with that she has told me of her life in Romania- Sharpe is just like the communists that held her country in chains.

[@hnttakata713]

Go Cory, Go Cory, Go Cory

[@dorothywinfree1077]

Excellent Cory... Keep up the Fine Work 👍👌❤️... I'm New to Grassroot and Was Selected to focus Representing the State of Maryland... Trying to find out more about the Democrat Senators, Governors, etc. If I can be of any Assistance Don't Hesitate to let me know 💯...

[@hnttakata713]

This man deserves a beautiful, classy and exceptional woman. Hallelujah.

[@feliciawijnaar230]

*🙏 MAMMON MUST FALL*✌️* 🌬️🌀🌟MY DEAR CORY BOOKER 💎

[@carrier2823]

Its baffling how much you can accomplish if you just get a few other people on board.

[@GT-vs2fm]

Cornel West is AWESOME

[@M2C_mike]

I miss going to sights...

[@bethgracco5811]

God bless you Mr. Booker! You have my vote for president...

[@718ant5]

Booker clearly has the public interests in mind. Sharpe James really didn’t do much.

[@branchDerridian]

Well I think that Booker kid will do ok.

[@hnttakata713]

Election Day, a new day. He smells like the future. Yes,

[@geneva1999]

His dad (6:02) looks like the dad from Good Times. Dynamite!!,,

[@lisablatt7287]

Cory is favorite politician he is the Humanist we need running this country I would love to see him president one day

[@miguelhuaracha1918]

Shout out to PS101

[@Hborn]

Mr Sharp james said a Out house before my time

[@nagorak666]

Watching this felt like one of the best arguments for term limits. Maybe Sharpe James started out as a good guy, but once someone is in office for decades the power starts to go to their head. There is too much patronage and corruption that ultimately develops. The fact that the city government was actually harassing people who supported Booker is egregious. That's not only not how elections in this country are supposed to work, it's not how governmental agencies are supposed to work!

[@synckid]

Small island across from spain...... called africa

[@23maurom]

Really hoping Booker is Biden's pick for VP.

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

Um

[@jackfrevr1928]

BOOKER 2020

[@troshy]

Rory Stewart sent me

[@francistaylor5097]

And me!

[@danieldimos123]

and people think 2020 was legit lol welcome to Philadelphia, Atlanta and Detroit folks

[@videoselections3421]

I would encourage folks to read The Prize after seeing this documentary. I was inspired by what I saw on film and reading the book right after was a jarring experience. The Prize does not paint Booker in a good light. It shows him as a politician blinded by ambition that let the school system of Newark collapse on his way to elevating himself to higher office. While I don't think anything in the documentary is wrong persay, I would note that the filmmaker is related to Booker's earliest and most powerful donors. So the idea that this film had neutral intentions, which I felt the filmmaker in multiple scenes suggested, is suspect. Booker like all politicians is a complex figure and especially when it comes to NJ politics, it is important to remember that there are no heroes. This is still a great political documentary, one of my favorites, but the story it tells is just a story.

[@abceez8889]

36:00

[@jamesklatt]

Wonder if anyone from dolton Illinois is watching this video.

[@KNoxTratZ]

lol we saw this in civics class

[@theodotroosebit2563]

48:35 - there's proof. This woman thinks that she can erase proof by telling that there is no proof. She made a fool out of herself.

[@theb.i.standerpodcast4139]

#2024

[@hnttakata713]

We know who Cory Booker is, but no one has heard of Sharpe.

[@rajreddy288]

money wins

[@nazarabbas5152]

Who’s here from POL 241

[@dasaggropop1244]

now i wanna play gta 4 again

[@kennethblachlyjr3040]

Whatever Spartacus

[@Crypto_prod35]

24:33 my blbookmark

[@francisdimenno]

1:05:40 "You ain't black".

[@dunique26]

"You suspect"

[@jamesharper4582]

L.dead.matters

[@krystingrant6292]

Sharpe James was a horrible person. I remember when I lived in Newark during the time of this election. The things he was doing smdh

[@elliottspence]

This is really a 'before you sold out' doc.

[@matthewsmith5374]

Elliott Spence how’d he sell out?

[@hnttakata713]

Unfortunately, a successful young black man with a great heart and mind needs to justify his own understanding of what it means to be a poor black man. Sad. To his own people while running against another snake oil salesman politician.

[@jamesharper4582]

Being in politics is the black man game not I think.......!..?..

[@paulpruente3703]

GOOD GUY TO HIS FAMILY, BAD GUY TO AMERICA

[@teeed7927]

2:35 lack of police protection? Guess that was an old talking point because now he wants to defund them

Where is cory boogers rants against the obama administration for not doing anything to lift up the blacks, to help them in any way ? Why don't the blacks insist that Democrats answer for themselves and explain why they have done little to nothing in black communities. Democrats want votes and that's where it ends. Blacks need to smarten up and force the people they vote for to actually live up to what they say they're going to do. All the poor black communities are Democrat communities. If blacks continue to vote for people who will do nothing for them, then they get what they deserve !!!!

[@feliciawijnaar230]

💃 *LIESJE* 🌬️🌀💦💨

[@ppllkkyy6343]

你好，祝你government必过不了😁

[@jamesharper4582]

Being inon an in Politics is for the BLACKman AMERICAN not

[@patrickfallon6192]

Upper middle class faker he’s a joke Spartacus 😀😀😅😅😅😅

[@macmoney24x7]

Sadly Booker ultimately was a carpet bagger and only used Newark as a stepping stone, and changed nothing

[@718ant5]

Ehhh I think he wanted to do good for the city however it is difficult when it’s been corrupt for years upon years.

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

too many blks in newark

Cory Booger has done nothing for the people of Newark. He's the male version of that other liar maxine "brain dead" waters.

[@Bayoubebe]

At best he’s a soap opera actor, but not that good

[@bmanad]

this gos out to all the people give him money for his campaign might want to stop this guy is not going to make it....lmao dame fool will get trump 4 more years

[@dunique26]

Damn how your foot taste?

[@JC-mv7rw]

Corrupt to the core plus he got arrested for attacking a woman in a bathroom

[@matthewsmith5374]

When did this happen? You must be mistaken.

[@JC-mv7rw]

@@matthewsmith5374 Look it up dumbass.

[@elliottspence]

@@JC-mv7rw No need to insult the guy... jeez.

[@matthewsmith5374]

populist revolt see, that’s the thing, I did look it up and I haven’t found anything about that. I found an unfounded anonymous online comment from years ago by a purported gay man saying that booker assaulted him. It was never followed up on and even conservative pundits on Fox said it wasn’t true and a good example of character assassination/mudslinging, and called it a smear. Then I found an article written by booker himself in his college newspaper at Stanford, again from years ago (1992), and in it Booker reveals that when was young in high school, he committed what would be today considered sexual assault. He was at a party, consensually making out with a girl, he felt her up, she pushed his hand away, and he tried to continue. But in the article Booker is explaining how he knew soon after what he did was wrong. He now realized that because he went against a woman’s wishes in a romantic/sexual situation, even in a fumbling teenaged exchange such as his, how devastating that could be for a girl, and he therefore had to answer and come to terms with his own actions, and in doing so wanted to help shine a light on how society creates rapists by way of toxic masculinity that’s so ingrained in our culture, and how he wants to raise his future sons in a world where women are respected no matter what. I mean really, he’s using his own experience to explain how we’re all potential victims and perpetrators if we don’t address these issues. It was a call for sexual respect, but during the Kavanau hearings, it was dug up by Fox News in an attempt to smear one of the future Justices most aggressive questioners, Senator Cory Booker.... so what’s the one you’re talking about? What’s the one I’m missing that you know all about?

[@stephengriffie8143]

@@matthewsmith5374 populist revolt, like most other Drumpf supporters, doesn't care if it's true or not, only that it gets out there and poisons Cory Booker's candidacy.

[@hookalakah]

Corey Booker's never been in a fistfight, let alone a street fight. He's the privileged son of two IBM executives, and he went to Yale Law School. Don't try to pass yourself off as a badass from the 'hood, pal. The military would call that stolen valor; in your case, it's stolen street cred. Go back to the senate floor and beat your chest some more--that's about all you're good for.

[@M2C_mike]

hookalakah this dude phony af

[@sultryzulusmusic5081]

He's never once said nor implied that he was from the hood. He did say that there needn't be one. Now this might not be the type you're accustomed to, but getting into Yale is a fight. Ole bitter crabs in a barrel sounding ass.

[@JoshuaFrick3]

His name is spelled Cory Booker, +hookalakah. If you can't spell his name correctly, then how am I to believe you understand his background accurately?

[@jamesharper4582]

Black americanz should not be politician

[@khairullakhandaker5435]

Thanks God that you are not the decider

[@greenghostof609]

Cringe worthy