In the film "Fires in the Mirror" there is the fictive world of the play, this world of the play is set to be as if it were real life, as if it were candid shots of the interviews it portrays. The scenes have a sense of familiarity, in the fact that you can see yourself in an office or a restaurant or even your own home, but the play itself is unfamiliar seeing as how I never heard about the riots when I was younger and I had never heard of the play or the playwright till taking this class.
The film and the play are for the most part set in New York, or to be specific, Crown Heights in Brooklyn. The film depicts the lives of many characters that were interviewed and were a part of the riots in Crown Heights. Some were activist, and some were just caught in the crossfire. Some of the characters in my opinion were involved to, fuel the fire, you might say. …
