Red Hook Justice

Producer/Director: Meema Spadola

RED HOOK JUSTICE is a one-hour documentary that explores a bold new approach to justice reform through the lens of an experimental criminal court in Brooklyn. We follow the ups and downs of several defendants and staffers involved in this legal revolution that has become a model for courts nationwide. Produced with support from Sundance Documentary Fund, Soros
Documentary Fund, Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund, The New York Bar Association, and The Wellspring Foundation.

Editor: David Moore
Director of Photography: Justin Schein
Narrator: LisaGay Hamilton
Co-Producer: Thom Powers
Original Music: Ethan Stoller


 

RED HOOK JUSTICE premiered nationally on PBS's Independent Lens series in 2005.  It is distributed in the educational market by First Run / Icarus Films. Community outreach is being conducted by Reentry Media Outreach, a project of Outreach Extensions funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Download a viewers' guide at
www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/redhook.htm

 


Red Hook Justice premieres in May on PBS. Photo credit: © Jason Chopoorian.

 

"If Steve Bochco is shopping around for a new drama now that NYPD Blue is gone, he should catch Red Hook Justice. The documentary showcases compelling New York stories and a camera-ready ensemble cast."

- New York Daily News