Director: Liz Garbus
Country, year, length, format: U.S., 2000, 90 min., Beta SP
Presented by: Jesse Moss
Print Source: Moxie Firecracker Films, 180 Varick St., Suite 1302, New York, NY 10014, ph: 212.620.7727

Screening:
Friday, April 28, 4:15 PM, Charles 1

Synopsis:
Juvies is an intimate and harrowing look at the turbulent journeys of three young men in and out of Baltimore's Juvenile Justice System. Set primarily in Maryland's Cheltenham Youth Facility-originally known as the Center for Reformation for Colored Boys-the film explores events that propel these young men into the system, their experiences through court, commitment, and realease, and the challenges they face once they return to their communities. In an approach similar to The Farm, (which Garbus co-directed), the filmmakers have obtained unprecedented access to a world generally closed to the outside. With unique candor and raw emotional drama, the film draws the viewer inside the harsh and unforgiving world of juvenile detentions centers and prisons.

Tidbit:
One in three black men between the ages of 16 and 35 is under the criminal justice system supervision.

Bio:
Jesse Moss co-produced this film along with Liz Garbus and 1999 festival alum Rory Kennedy (American Hollow)