Rikers
2016, English. Directed by Marc Levin & Mark Benjamin.
AN AMERICAN JAIL
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.
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- 1h 10m
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- English
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- 12 November 2016
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Rikers runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Who directed Rikers?
Rikers (2016) was directed by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin and stars Bill Moyers, Tariq Barnes, Barry Campbell.