Since I Been Down
Year: 2020
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Run Time:
105 minutes
NO CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE
The United States is home to a startling statistic: the country currently has a higher percentage of its population in prison than any other society in the history of western civilization. Yet, mass incarceration does little to address the underlying disparities and realities that drive crime in underserved communities. This was the case in Tacoma, Washington, in the 1980s and 1990s. Los Angeles gangs moved into the poor neighborhoods and easily recruited disenfranchised youth. FBI drug task forces created to end gang violence led a crackdown that imprisoned a community of teens. Due to biased Washington laws, many remain incarcerated almost 40 years later despite clear evidence of rehabilitation. Still, they organize inmate-led education programs and contemplate ways to improve their communities. SINCE I BEEN DOWN is a documentary that challenges our definition of justice by focusing on a group of inmates determined to create paths to education and healing from within their prison walls. — R.R.
Director
Gilda Sheppard
Producers
June Nho Ivers, Saman Maydani, Gilda Sheppard
Cinematography
Canh Nguyen
Editing
Saman Maydani
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