collector of magic moments, journalist, doc filmmaker... in that order. director @ngqfilm, Knocking Down the Fences and 8 Days at Ware
Oakland, CA
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1/ After back-to-back suicides at a juvenile detention center in Louisiana in 2019, @rachel_muel & I spent 3 yrs trying to understand how those deaths could happen. What we found was evidence of abuse, overlooked complaints and a surge in suicide attempts
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Full story, including an interview with the director of the Ware Youth Center: Louisiana removes teens from youth jail plagued by suicides, alleged abuse by guards #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/crime_police/l… via @nolanews
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Louisiana plans to move all incarcerated girls in the state's "secure care" from Ware Youth Center. It abruptly canceled Ware's contract worth millions of dollars.
Ware was the subject of a @nytimes investigation last year for alleged abuse. #lalege lailluminator.com/2023/09/27…
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Living the dream making a movie with @brandonyadegari about our local queer bar in the excellent company of IF/Then and Hulu
📣Announcing our 2023 IF/Then x Hulu Short Doc Lab cohort! 3 teams, elevating LGBTQIA+ stories, will receive $30k each & production intensive led by @ifthenshorts and @hulu, including an in-person screening event & reception at @outfest in LA. Read more: tinyurl.com/ifthulu23
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Reporting on Ware Youth Center, @rachel_muel and I interviewed dozens of survivors of abuse - many who had never told anyone what they endured there. Bearing witness is a privilege and responsibility - grateful to the team for navigating with constant sensitivity.
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Congratulations to @megshutzer, @rachel_muel, @DavidBarstow and Paul Fishleder from @nytimes on their #DartAwards Honorable Mention for “Dying Inside: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention.”
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TONIGHT 9/8c: Two stories from the South’s penitentiary systems: A legacy of abuse is exposed at a LA juvenile detention center & an incarcerated man advocates for freedom while pursuing romance. Watch on @reelsouthdocs: worldchannel.org/show/reel-s… @megshutzer @rachel_muel
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Grateful that our @nytimes story about juvenile detention in Louisiana is being recognized as a finalist for the 2022 Livingston Awards.
Published just under the wire at age 34 ;)
🙏🏻 @rachel_muel @UCBerkeleyIRP @DavidBarstow
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Former Ware supervisor Eleanor Morgan and former detainee Gabryell Hardy speak out about the conditions other juvenile detainees were put under during their respective times at Ware Youth Center during '8 Days at Ware.' Stream the heartbreaking story: pbs.org/video/8-days-at-ware…
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Tomorrow for 6:30PM @lpborg in partnership with @ReelSouthDocs, will host a free virtual screening of "8 Days at Ware" followed by a conversation with its filmmakers @megshutzer & @rachel_muel and LCCR's own Kristen Rome. Join us the registration link below.
This documentary delves into the horrors of Ware's violence and suicides. Please know it's very triggering, but it's also the reason we do what we do at FFLIC. Register #CareNotCages #StoptheAbuse #Act1225 #HoldOJJAccountable lpb.org/programs/reel-south
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'8 Days at Ware’ examines a young boy's last days – exposing the system that failed him and a legacy of abuse going back decades. Start streaming today: pbs.org/video/8-days-at-ware…
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EVENT: Next Tuesday April 25th @LPBorg is hosting filmmakers and IRP alums @megshutzer and @rachel_muel for a virtual screening of their @PBS @ReelSouth film 8 Days at Ware 🧵
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Join us on April 25 with @lpborg for a virtual screening of the documentary short "8 Days at Ware" followed by a virtual conversation with filmmakers Meg Shutzer and Rachel Lauren Mueller and others!
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Really excited for 8 Days at Ware to be broadcast all over Louisiana and free to stream online starting on 4/24!
You can also register with Louisiana Public Broadcast for a special screening and panel on 4/25 - see link below
Tues. April 25 at 6:30 PM, LPB, in partnership with @ReelSouthDocs , will host a free virtual screening of the documentary “8 Days at Ware” followed by a conversation about juvenile justice reform. Register at lpb.org/reelsouth. @LAKidsRights @megshutzer @rachel_muel
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So glad this film found a home with @ReelSouthDocs and a family with @IFThenShorts 💛🙏🏻📺
@rachel_muel and i are looking forward to April 24!
We’re humbled to have 2 #IFThenShorts projects in the @ReelSouthDocs Season 8 line-up, which starts April 10.
8 Days at Ware (Apr 24)
Dir. Meg Shutzer & Rachel Lauren Mueller
Disrupted Borders (May 8)
Dir. Alejandra Aragon & Cathy Chen
Prod. Ramón Villa-Hernández
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Another great piece by @jeremiahorhodes on a topic that’s close to my @AIDSLifeCycle heart 💛🧡♥️💜💙💚🖤
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East Bay fam - @ucbsoj is hosting a screening of 8 Days at Ware tomorrow night! It's the companion piece to the @nytimes story that @rachel_muel and I published this fall about a juvenile detention center in Louisiana. Follow the link to reserve a seat!
🎥 Special Event: 8 Days at Ware: Private Screening+ Q&A with alumni filmmakers @rachel_muel and @megshutzer ('20) | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 5:30PM. RSVP. #free #documentary #screening @UCBerkeley
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Consultants in the social sector have the materials to tell great stories, says @megshutzer—but there's space to draw more people into the subject matter.
Learn about Megan’s impact-driven documentaries and how working at Dalberg influenced her journey: bit.ly/3J07WP9
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8 Days at Ware: Private Screening+ Q&A with filmmakers @rachel_muel and @megshutzer ('20) | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 5:30PM. journalism.berkeley.edu/even…
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One more BIG & EXCITING announcement from us!
Field of Vision will operate as an independent nonprofit from 2023!
Read about our new path in the letter from our Co-Founder & Executive Director @charlottecook here:
fieldofvision.org/a-letter-f…
ALT An image of children playing as fireworks are lit in the sky. Over the image is text that says Field of Vision will go Independent in 2023!
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New report out from the Umbrella Coalition on Police Sexual Violence in New Orleans.
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