USA / 2020 / 40mins / Documentary / English

Families, officers, judges, and advocates unite as unlikely allies confronting over-policing and mass incarceration of youth in Richmond, Virginia. Central to the effort to transform the juvenile justice system is the amplification of detainees’ voices. Empowered by an activist-run local arts program, three teens powerfully deliver authentic messages through their creativity including the construction of a virtual reality jail cell.

André Robert Lee

Director André Robert Lee has taken a unique path from teaching in the NYC public school system, to graduate school, and then the Ford Foundation before finding his way to the entertainment business. André wrote, directed and produced the feature documentary The Prep School Negro (2012) which has had hundreds of screenings and workshops at high schools, colleges, universities, gatherings and conferences. He also produced the documentary feature I’m Not Racist…Am I? (2014). Previously, André served for two years on the Miramax Films Academy-driven marketing team, was Director of Marketing for Urbanworld, and produced short films at Film Movement. André’s work as a freelance producer has included a music video for The Churchills, numerous segments for German television, and directing an episode of The Election Effect digital series with Shine Global for Paramount Network. Learn More