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Central l.a. it affects rural area, it affects everybody. >> it seems you're trying to send a message to black america with this movie. >> i disagree. >> okay. >> i disagree. i think what i just said, guns affect everybody and not just in the 'hood. >> but you seem to be sending the message that it's going to take black americans to stop this. don't rely -- this is not about public policy, it's not about -- it seems as if take control of this. >> well, i wouldn't go far to say that, but i do think that i want to speak in this film upon black on black violence. that it's not always policemen. i...

To fight isis," there's actually been 9,000 attacks against isis in iraq and syria. we've spent over $5 billion already in that theater alone. but nobody believes that there's going to be a victory over isis through an air campaign. and that's why we need to have the multipronged strategy, including our muslim allies. because at the end of the day, it's going to be muslim soldiers in iraq and in syria that are going to ultimately defeat isis. it won't be the united states alone. >> mike mcfaul, wendy sherman, thank you so much. we have to leave it there. happy holidays, happy new year to you b...

I've been making films since 1986 and we do press for the film. the one question the filmmaker always gets is what is the takeaway? what do you want people to think when they come out of that theater? >> and usually i don't answer that question. but just know, i want people to think about guns. that's the takeaway for this film. 88 americans die every day due to gun violence. that adds up to 32,000 per year. >> and that's not just the hood, not just chi-raq, kill-adelphia, the bronx, south side, south central l.a. it affects rural areas, it affects everybody. >> it seems you're trying to send ...

I think what i just said, guns affect everybody and not just in the hood. >> but you seem to be sending the message that it's going to take black americans to stop this. don't rely -- this is not about public policy, it's not about -- it seems as if take control of this. >> well, i wouldn't go far to say that, but i do think that i wanted to speak in this film upon black on black violence. that it's not always policemen. it wasn't a cop that killed -- that executed tyshawn lee, the 9-year-old boy who was lured into the alleyway in chicago's south side. so i think that -- to me, i don't -- the ...

Thrown to one side and left to their own devices. >> just by calling it "chi-raq," you're saying it's a war zone. did you feel like it was a war zone when you were walking these neighborhoods? >> no, because the police were all around us. but my first day of pre-production, one of my -- i had to go to a funeral because one of my guys got shot. the first day of pre-production i was at a funeral. and while we were filming -- and i said this before, excuse me if it's redundant, people heard me talk on this film. june 1st was first day of filming. july 9th was the last day. during that time 331 pe...