Found 17 resources on criminal justice
criminal justice
The following films from the multiple Media That Matters Film Festival collections explore the issue of criminal justice. For even more films on this issue, visit MediaRights.org.
Bad Choices
More About Bad Choices from Producer Curt McPhail This film was done in partnership with the Strengthening…
Official selection of the
Fifth Annual Festival
Book ‘Em: Undereducated, Overincarcerated
In New Haven, Connecticut the pipeline from school to prison is shorter than you might think.
Official selection of the
Sixth Annual Festival
Books Not Bars
More About Books Not Bars from WITNESS Public spending to support increased incarceration is booming while spending…
Official selection of the
Fourth Annual Festival
CopWatch
Television audiences have become accustomed to the celebration of ruckus police action via the reality TV show,…
Official selection of the
Third Annual Festival
Day of Remembrance
More About Day of Remembrance from Director Cynthia Fujikawa Day of Remembrance is a short documentary that…
Official selection of the
Fourth Annual Festival
Diane Wilson, A Warrior’s Tale
Diane Wilson, A Warrior’s Tale is one of several short subjects that appeared in an hour-long Lifetime…
Official selection of the
Third Annual Festival
Exiled in America
More about Exiled in America from Director Angela Torres Camarena Exiled in America explores immigration United States,…
Official selection of the
Ninth Annual Festival
Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy
Face to Face, produced by Rob Mikuriya, connects the experiences of Japanese-Americans in the early 1940s with…
Official selection of the
Third Annual Festival
Happy Ending
More About Happy Ending from Director Chris Irrizarry Happy Ending was produced at the HBO Young Filmmakers…
Official selection of the
Fifth Annual Festival
Homecoming
More About Homecoming from the Perpich Center for Arts Education Homecoming evolved over four months beginning with…
Official selection of the
Fifth Annual Festival
In the Morning
More About In The Morning from Director Danielle Lurie When a young Turkish woman, Derya, 15, is…
Official selection of the
Sixth Annual Festival
No Escape, Prison Rape
The first federal bill to stop prison rape, the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002, was introduced…
Official selection of the
Third Annual Festival
Perversion of Justice
More About Perversion of Justice from Director Melissa Mummert I worked as a chaplain intern at a…
Official selection of the
Eighth Annual Festival
Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border
More About Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border from Producer WITNESS Rights on the Line:…
Official selection of the
Seventh Annual Festival
Silence Speaks
Silence Speaks provides violence survivors, witnesses, and prevention advocates with the support, skills, and equipment they need…
Official selection of the
Third Annual Festival
System Failure
More About System Failure from Producer WITNESS Juvenile justice in California is a national embarrassment, a statewide…
Official selection of the
Fifth Annual Festival
Will I Be Next?
More about Will I Be Next? from Director Ralph Rollins Will I Be Next? explores the issue…
Official selection of the
Ninth Annual Festival


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