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COURTROOM 3H

DEBATE / DOCS

SPAIN/US 2020, 115 min Director Antonio Méndez Esparza

Raw and powerful, Courtroom 3H marks a confident documentary debut from director Antonio Méndez Esparza (Life and Nothing More, MVFF 2017). Shot in a single courtroom over the course of a month, the film takes viewers inside Florida’s Tallahassee Unified Family Court, which focuses on parental rights, juvenile delinquency, and other issues relating to minors. A fly-on-the-wall approach provides a window into the many factors and frustrations for families embroiled in Florida’s legal system. Méndez Esparza’s camera bears silent witness as heart-wrenching cases play out with stakes that couldn’t be higher for the children, parents, and legal representatives involved. Shining a needed light on the economic disparities underlying so much of what occurs in our justice system, Courtroom 3H is a sometimes shocking, sometimes uncomfortable, but nuanced and necessary look into a world too few people know about. –Zaki Hasan

We will be joined in person by director Antonio Méndez Esparza for an onstage conversation at the October 8 screening.

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IN-THEATER

Friday, Oct 8, 4:00pm, Smith Rafael Film Center

Sunday, Oct 10, 4:00pm, BAMPFA

$14 Member | $16.50 General | $15 Senior | $8 Students & Youth (12 & Under)

ONLINE

Available in US only

$6 Member | $8 General 

DIRECTOR

Born in Madrid, Antonio Méndez Esparza earned a law degree before moving to the U.S., where he earned an MFA in filmmaking from Columbia University. His previous feature Life and Nothing More (MVFF 2017) won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2017 San Sebastian Film Festival and the 2018 John Cassavetes Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

FILM INFO

COUNTRY:US
YEAR:2020
RUNNING TIME:115 min
LANGUAGE:English
DIRECTOR:Antonio Méndez Esparza
PRODUCERS: Pedro Hernandez Santos, Rebeca Villar Rodriguez, Ana Castanosa Bielsa
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Barbu Balasoiu

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