CAP Welcome & Film Event: Fall 2006
Young.
Talented.
Imprisoned.
A look inside America's toughest school.
“For many of us, attending high school felt like being in prison. Then just imagine what it's like to be in a high school that is actually in a prison. The documentary ‘Rikers High' does just that, and the access it gets to the students is incredible. Filmmaker Victor Buhler achieves such an intimacy with his subjects behind bars you'd have thought he was one of the inmates.” --National Public Radio
Join the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) at Harvard Law School for this gripping film event:
Rikers High
Fri., Sept. 29, 2006
3:00 PM
Pound 107
Harvard Law School
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Welcome by HLS Professor of Law and CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet, followed by the film screening.
4:00- 5:00 PM: Discussion with the young, acclaimed filmmaker Victor Buhler. There will also be a chance to hear about the unique Child Advocacy Program at HLS from Prof. Bartholet and CAP Administrative Director Jessica Budnitz. Gourmet pizza and salad from Cambridge 1 will be served.
Click here to RSVP to the event: <http://tinyurl.com/jud36>
This Emmy-nominated documentary & winner of "Best Documentary Feature" at the Tribeca Film Festival 2005 follows three inmates -- Andre, Shawn, and William -- who attend "Island Academy," the high school for adolescents incarcerated on NYC's Rikers Island. Over 2,000 youth under the age of 18 are housed at Rikers, the largest correctional facility in North America.
Seventeen-year-old Rikers inmate Andre is a talented cartoonist with a vivid imagination.
Rikers inmate Shawn, a poet, becomes the valedictorian of Rikers High.
Rikers inmate William dreams of becoming a rapper.
What Others are Saying About this Riveting Film & Filmmaker:
“This grittily detailed, bittersweet film was deservedly rewarded by the Tribeca judges.” - New York Newsday
“Engaging and sharply detailed.” - New York Times
“Captivating and powerful.” - TV Guide
Rikers High Trailer:
Once you view this, you won't want to miss the event. Click here for the trailer & interview with the filmmaker:
More on Filmmaker Victor Buhler:
Victor Buhler has an extensive background in fiction and documentary film. He studied film at Harvard University and New York University's Graduate Film Program. He has made a number of award-winning short films, including "Chaperone." He has directed and produced dramatic and documentary programming for television.
Click here to read an article on Rikers High Victor wrote for the Village Voice: <http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0541,buhler,68655,2.html>
Filmmaker Victor Buhler
