Juvies Night

Thu, Aug 11
7pm - 10pm
$10 to $20 sliding scale

Please join us for a very special screening of the acclaimed
documentary Juvies.

ABOUT THE FILM: From award-winning documentary filmmaker Leslie Neale
comes Juvies, a riveting look at a world most of us will never see.
For two years, Neale taught a video production class at Los Angeles
Central Juvenile Hall to 12 juveniles who were all being tried as
adults. Juvies is the product of that class, which was a learning
experience for both students and teacher-and becomes a learning
experience for all of us, as we witness the heartbreaking stories of
children abandoned by families and a system that has disintegrated
into a kind of vending machine justice. Narrated by former youth
offender Mark Wahlberg with Mos Def.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Juvies Night will be hosted by Stephen Elliott,
author of Happy Baby. There will also be readings and performances from:
bull Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into The Pool
bull Kirya Taber, member of the 2004 International Youth Poetry Slam
team champions
bull Marc Bamuthi Joseph, national poetry slam champion and two time
featured artist on Russel Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO

Director Leslie Neal will be here to talk about the film and answer
questions.

* Money from Juvies Night goes to The Juvies School Fund, for the
educational expenses of the children in the film. With budgets being
slashed there is very little educational funding for children sent
into the adult corrections system.

For more information or to purchase tickets online visit
www.stephenelliott.com or email

Venue:

The Cellspace
2050 Bryant
San Francisco
(415) 971-0291
www.cellspace.org

Additional Info:

(415) 971-0291
www.stephenelliott.com