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Juvies |
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| Directed
By: |
Leslie
Neale |
| Produced
In: |
USA,
2004 |
| Running
Time: |
66
minutes |
| Genre: |
Documentary |
| Language: |
English,
also available on DVD with Spanish Subtitles |
| Themes: |
Juvenile Justice, Racism, War on Drugs |
| Distributor: |
Chance
Films |
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Synopsis:
IFour
years ago, high school student Duc Ta was arrested for driving a car from
which a gun was shot. Although no one was injured, and Duc was not a member
of a gang, had no priors, and was 16 years old, he received a sentence
of 35 years to life.
From
award-winning documentary filmmaker Leslie Neale (Road to Return) comes
a riveting look at a world most of us will never see: the world of juvenile
offenders who are serving incomprehensibly long prison sentences for crimes
they either did not commit or were only marginally involved in. For two
years, Neale taught a video production class at Los Angeles Central Juvenile
Hall to 12 juveniles who were being tried as adults. Juvies is the product
of that class. The film builds a powerful argument, questioning what in
our American culture has caused us to demonize our youth and allow the
collapse of the juvenile justice system, which has turned its back on its
initial mission to protect young people and now sends over 200,000 kids
through the adult system each year. |
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