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.[1] The teenagers participate in a screenwriting class at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, California with producer Gabriel Cowan.[2][3]
Premise
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
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Categories:
- American documentary films
- 2016 films
- Documentary films about children
- Documentary films about crime in the United States
- Documentary films about incarceration in the United States
- Films set in Los Angeles
- Juvenile justice system
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- English-language documentary films
- Films about juvenile detention
- 2010s Biographical documentary film stubs