POV
Through the Night
Around-the-clock childcare centers are becoming the new normal in the U.S as parents work non-stop to provide for their families.
Breaking the Blue Wall
A Baltimore activist, a lawmaker, and a new police chief challenge Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights as the fight for police accountability in America continues.
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Diversity Development Fund
Director/ Producer
Alissa Figueroa
Alissa Figueroa is a Baltimore-based journalist, filmmaker, and lecturer at Morgan State University. Her first documentary, Prison Kids, won a half-dozen prizes, was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award, and was a finalist for the Livingston Award. Her second, Rigged, was recognized with the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
Producer
Jameka Autry
Jameka Autry produced the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award winner, Through the Night, Emmy Award-winning Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops, and Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing. Past fellowships include: Sundance Catalyst, Ford Foundation/JustFilms Rockwood Leadership, Women at Sundance, and Sundance Creative Producing Fellowship.
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The Film
A Baltimore activist, a lawmaker, and a new police chief challenge Maryland’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights as the fight for police accountability in America continues.
