Tattooed Tears
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Broomfield, Nick, director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- United Kingdom : Lafayette Film, 1978.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (85 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002897
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- A disturbing and moving look at life in a Youth Authority Prison in Chino, California. Broomfield and Churchill's “sequel” to Juvenile Liaison raises structural and institutional problems of the US penal system. The workings of a purportedly liberal penal institution are condemned through an intensely dramatic concentration on four of its victims, aged 17-21, ostensibly there for rehabilitation, but actually undergoing repetitive and vindictive punishment. In the process, the film presents the spectre of individual sufferings; one inmate who dramatizes his resistance specifically for the camera receives humiliating treatment which the filmmakers duly observe but cannot forestall. A raw depiction of a dehumanizing penal system that crushes the hopes and dreams of at-risk teenagers.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1235 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1235 (HU_OSA_00002897.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |