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Showing 1 - 10 of 16 titles with a criteria of Available to public libraries AND Subject is Criminal Law
And So I Stayed
The stories of incarcerated abuse survivors fighting for their lives shows how the legal system gets domestic violence wrong
GOOD DOCS | 2021 | 91 minutes
Breach of Trust
Told from the point of view of women advocating for accountability and change, this compelling documentary by USC Graduate Mishal Mahmud examines the sexual assault scandal at the University of Southern California, detailing crimes committed by former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall and exposing the active cover-up on the part of the administration.
Women Make Movies | 2019 | 24 minutes
False Confessions
Defense attorney Jane Fisher-Byrialsen exposes the dark side of the American justice system.
Women Make Movies | 2019 | 91 minutes
From the Shadows - Bitchitra Collective
An artist relentlessly sprays silhouettes on public walls tagged #missing, an activist accompanies rescued girls across international borders. Parallel narratives intersect to reveal a sliver of hope when women imaginatively challenge a powerful trafficking nexus operating in a country where every 8 minutes a child goes missing
GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 76 minutes
Glimmer of Hope
The death of a child is tragedy enough, but when the cause of death is random, brutal murder, the pain can be insurmountable.
National Film Board of Canada | 1997 | 52 minutes
Guilty Until Proven Guilty
Explores Louisiana’s criminal justice system through the story of Tim Conerly, a young African-American man who was arrested in the wake of an armed robbery in New Orleans and waited 28 months for a trial for a crime he says he did not commit.
First Run Features | 2018 | 52 minutes
Heroes for a Semester
Young law students at Northwestern University in Chicago are trying to find evidence for the innocence of prisoners, whose cases even top American lawyers don't dare to tackle.
First Hand Films | 2012 | 82 minutes
ithaka
A moving and intimate portrayal of one father’s fight to save his son, ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 106 minutes
Like Any Other Kid
Follows the intimate relationships between incarcerated youth and staff who use love and structure to guide and teach youth offenders how to take responsibility for themselves.
Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 89 minutes
Modern Slavery, Ep. 3
The Gutu sisters thought they were going to work with old people, but instead they were forced into prostitution in Turkey.
First Hand Films | 2009 | 45 minutes
