SCREEN-L Archives

May 2014, Week 4

SCREEN-L@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
TWN Distribution <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 27 May 2014 11:23:12 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (43 lines)
Gideon's Army Wins Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize

The Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize seeks to recognize a documentary that
defends the public interest, advances or promotes social justice, or
illuminates a more just vision of society.

GIDEON’S ARMY follows the personal stories of Travis Williams, Brandy
Alexander and June Hardwick, three young public defenders who are part of a
small group of idealistic lawyers in the Deep South challenging the
assumptions that drive a criminal justice system strained to the breaking
point. Backed by mentor Jonathan “Rap” Rapping, a charismatic leader who
heads the Southern Public Defender Training Center (now known as Gideon’s
Promise) they struggle against long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads
so common that even the most committed often give up in their first year.
Nearly 50 years since the landmark Supreme Court ruling Gideon vs.
Wainwright that established the right to counsel, can these courageous
lawyers revolutionize the way America thinks about indigent defense and
make “justice for all” a reality?


Watch trailer:

http://vimeo.com/61561726

<http://vimeo.com/61561726>

Buy DVD with Digital File*
http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1365&card=price

*Digital files are for educational use by the acquiring institution only.
License of the digital file allows institutions to stream the program from
a password-protected local server to staff, faculty and registered students
only. Institutions may not charge admission or ask for donations during
showings. The term of the license is for three years. TWN will deliver the
program on DVD and the acquiring institution will be responsible for
creating the digital file. It is strictly prohibited to duplicate or
download the digital file.

----
Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex
podcast:
http://www.screenlex.org

ATOM RSS1 RSS2