Innocent Until Proven Guilty
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Johnson, Kirsten, director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- United States, 1999.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (66 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004185
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The film introduces James Forman, Jr., a 31-year-old public defender who is the son of civil rights leader Jim Forman, (executive director of SNCC, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee). Following in the family’s tradition of political activism, James Forman is on the frontlines of what he believes to be today’s civil rights movement: defending young black men and women who cannot afford representation and trying to help them break an ongoing cycle of crime and incarceration. This verité film documents Forman’s work at the Public Defender Service and at an alternative high school for juvenile ex-offenders, which he co-founded. Through an in-depth look at Forman’s efforts, “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” sheds light on the criminalization of African American juveniles caught up in the legal system.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Soros Documentary Fund
- Library Special Collection
- Soros Documentary Fund
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2570 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2570 (HU_OSA_00004185.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |