Rikers (2016)
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.
Directors: Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin.
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Bill Moyers as Host |
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Tariq Barnes as Self |
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Barry Campbell as |
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Hector Custodio as |
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Candie Hailey-Means as |
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Robert Hinton as |
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Kathy Morse as |
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Five Mualimm-Ak as |
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Ismael Nazario as |
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Marcell Neal as |
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Ralph Nuñez as |
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Damian Stapleton as |
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Raymond Yu as |
| Writing | Marc Levin | Writer |
| Directing | Marc Levin | Director |
| Directing | Mark Benjamin | Director |