Broadcast on June 15 at 11 pm, and repeated on Friday, June 20, at 1 am.

LOCKDOWN USA: The Business of Crime & Justice (1996) (49:10)
by DeeDee Halleck, Cathy Scott, Barbara Zahm

This pointed documentary looks at the burgeoning prison industry, and the slackening of human rights for persons accused of crime and for those incarcerated. Reviewing human rights battles such as Attica and the demise of college level education available to inmates, LOCKDOWN USA reveals how our society portrays criminals and creates a continuous police state. It also asks hard questions about criminal justice such as: Is the incarceration business so lucrative that it will perpetuate itself, no matter what happens on the streets? Are we losing our faith in the possiblity of rehabilitation? This powerful program is not a disinterested treatise, but an emotional view from the communities most effected: the prisoners and the growing community of human rights activists who are involved in trying to change the system.

DeeDee Halleck is a media activist and professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California at San Diego. Her films and videos have been shown in many venues across the United States and throughout the world. In addition to receiving several fellowships, Ms. Halleck was the founder of Paper Tiger Television and is co-founder of Deep Dish Television.

For interesting insights into the artists and their work, check out the REEL NEW YORK interviews with DeeDee Halleck and Barbara Zahm.

Cathy Scott is an Australian media maker who has worked extensively in the United States. Ms. Scott was the coordinator of the Gulf Crisis Television Project, a series of 10 programs made before and during the Gulf War, which were shown extensively in the United States on public access cable and on public television. Ms. Scott has also been a prolific producer at Paper Tiger Television.

Barbara Zahm has produced several PBS series, including the award-winning THE QUIET REVOLUTION. She has also been an instructor in anthropology at Marist College's prison programs. Ms. Zahm is currently working on Culture Quest, a CD-ROM production with The Learning Team about endangered cultures worldwide.

WE'LL CHANGE YOU (1996) (6:00)
by Samir Vural

This experimental video is about a young boy caught in the midst of Times Square and a barrage of media influences. It attempts to emphasize the impact of the media on the individual consciousness.

For interesting insights into the artist and his work, check out the REEL NEW YORK interview with Samir Vural.

Samir Bayram Vural is a 20-year-old junior at Bard College, majoring in filmmaking. Mr. Vural is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and is affiliated with Rheedlen's Rise & Shine Productions. At 19, Mr. Vural created WE'LL CHANGE YOU. Mr. Vural hopes to become an independent film/video maker and a media literacy educator.