The Inspiration for The Wire Should Have Got Into Filmmaking

Whether or not you watch The Wire, you’ll definitely appreciate this video. The inspiration for the show and namesake of a few characters, Avon Barksdale, did a series of filmed interviews with actor Wood Harris. It also seems that the real life Barksdale got his hand in on the filmmaking as it features a stripper shooting a guy in the head as well as a girl getting her face burned by a curling iron. I’m pretty sure this wasn’t how the video was supposed to turn out, but it’s way more badass.