They Call Us Monsters
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They Call Us Monsters is a 2016 American documentary directed and produced by Ben Lear. The film documents the experience of three juveniles: Juan Gamez, Antonio Hernandez and Jarad Nava.{{cite web|last1=Matt|first1=Smith|title=Meet the ‘Monsters:’ Documentary Looks at California Juvenile Debate|url=http://jjie.org/2017/02/08/meet-the-monsters-documentary-looks-at-california-juvenile-debate/|publisher=JJIE|accessdate=17 June 2017}} The teenagers participate in a screenwriting class at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, California with producer Gabriel Cowan.{{cite web|last1=Kenigsberg|first1=Ben|title=Review: ‘They Call Us Monsters,’ but Do We Deserve Life Sentences?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/movies/they-call-us-monsters-review.html?referrer=google_kp&_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=17 June 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Schager|first1=Nick|title=Film Review: ‘They Call Us Monsters’|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/they-call-us-monsters-review-1201965407/|magazine=Variety|accessdate=17 June 2017}}
Premise
The documentary follows three young juvenile offenders who signed up for a screenwriting class with producer Gabriel Cowan as they await their respective trials in Los Angeles County. Arrested at 16, Jarad faces 200 years-to-life for four attempted murders; Juan, also arrested at 16, faces 90-to-life for first-degree murder; Antonio was arrested at 14 and faces 90-to-life for two attempted murders.{{cite web|title=THEY CALL US MONSTERS Premieres on PBS' Independent Lens 5/22|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/THEY-CALL-US-MONSTERS-Premieres-on-PBS-Independent-Lens-522-20170510|publisher=Broadway World|accessdate=17 June 2017}}
References
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Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about children
Category:Documentary films about crime in the United States
Category:Documentary films about incarceration in the United States
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:Juvenile justice system
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language documentary films
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