Issues

After finishing our clemency hearings prior to break and having time to work on our outside reading in the week following break (with great discussions about them on Thursday and Friday of last week), we'll spend this week exploring a documentary that will make us think and raise interesting questions but will not require any out of class work. The topic of the documentary is up to you.

Here are your options:

Escaping Isis: Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS -- and follows an underground network that's helping them escape.

The Interrupters: The Interrupters presents unforgettable profiles in courage, as three former street criminals in Chicago place themselves in the line of fire to protect their communities. The two-hour film follows the lives of these “Violence Interrupters,” who include the charismatic daughter of one of the city’s most notorious former gang leaders, the son of a murdered father, and a man haunted by a killing he committed as a teenager. As they intervene in disputes to prevent violence, they reveal their own inspired journeys of struggle and redemption.

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets:On November 23, 2012, Jordan Davis' death made national headlines after the African American teenager was shot and killed by Michael Dunn, a 45-year-old white man who fired 10 bullets at a car carrying four unarmed teens. This Sundance-winning documentary examines the murder, Dunn's trial and the racial prejudices inherent in this tragic, all-too-familiar case.