The Docuseek Criminal Justice, Law and Legal Studies Collection
The Docuseek Criminal Justice, Law and Legal Studies Collection collection includes the following titles:
'63 BoycottConnects the massive 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.
3 Times DivorcedKhitam, a Gaza-born Palestinian woman, loses custody of her six children after her Israeli husband divorces her – in absentia – in the Muslim court.
3000 NightsPalestinian filmmaker Mai Masri’s stunning feature debut is inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison. 3000 NIGHTS traces a young mother’s journey of hope, resilience and survival against all odds.
62 Days62 DAYS is an urgent examination of a growing trend of laws that seek to control a pregnant woman's body.
A Better ManFrom Executive Producer Sarah Polley, A BETTER MAN follows a series of intimate conversations between a woman and her former boyfriend when she confronts him about their history of domestic abuse.
A Common PurposeThe trial of the "Upington 25" in South Africa in 1986 saw twenty-five men and women from a black township tried for the murder of a local black policeman.
A Concerned CitizenMarine toxicologist Dr. Riki Ott, who helped fishing communities hit by the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon spills, creates a civics course to help young activists become effective.
A Crime on the BayouTwo young men, Gary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man and Richard Sobol, his Jewish attorney, take Duncan's case all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.
A Dangerous IdeaExamines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not.
A Double LifeThe gripping true story of Stephen Bingham, a lawyer accused of passing a gun to prisoners’ rights leader George Jackson in 1971
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