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Premise. The documentary follows three young juvenile offenders who signed up for a screenwriting class with producer Gabriel Cowan as they await their respective trials in Los Angeles County. Arrested at 16, Jarad faces 200 years-to-life for four attempted murders; Juan, also arrested at 16, faces 90-to-life for first-degree murder; Antonio ...
They Call Us Monsters: Directed by Ben Lear. With Allegra Acosta, Joel Anderson, Richard Bloom, Scott Budnick. Legislators debate legislation that allows for adult charges for juvenile offenders.
6 Ιουν 2016 · Overview. Behind the walls of the Compound, LA’s most violent juvenile offenders await their trials. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters.
They Call Us Monsters raises many thoughts for discussion long after the curtains fall and the prison doors slam shut on these juvenile offenders.
16 Ιαν 2017 · 9 min read. BEN LEAR’S DOCUMENTARY, “THEY CALL US MONSTERS,” is the sort of film that sticks with you long after the credits roll and the lights come up. It centers on the lives of three teenage inmates in a juvenile hall who attend screenwriting classes.
THEY CALL US MONSTERS. Award-winning feature documentary about three juveniles facing life in prison. It had a nationwide theatrical run before its broadcast premiere on PBS Independent Lens where it won the 2016-2017 season Audience Award.
20 Μαΐ 2017 · Lear had been visiting “The Compound,” a high-security facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. When he heard about the bill, he joined forces with screenwriter Gabriel Cowan to produce the documentary “They Call Us Monsters.”
