Crime + Punishment

press release: SOCIAL CINEMA explores important contemporary social topics from critical perspectives. Each screening is followed by a discussion of the issues explored in the film.  

All films are free and open to the public. Social Cinema is organized by the Havens Center in collaboration with the Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee.

Amidst a landmark class action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, Crime + Punishment (directed by Stephen Maing) chronicles the remarkable efforts and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest in New York City. A highly intimate and cinematic experience with unprecedented access, Crime + Punishment examines the United States’ most powerful police department through the brave endeavors of a group of active duty officers and one unforgettable private investigator who risk their careers and safety to bring light to harmful policing practices which have plagued the precincts and streets of New York City for decades.

Following the film, join a discussion led by Jessica Williams from Freedom Inc.