holding bodies: a justice anthology

Premiered March 05, 2024

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What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?

Episodes

First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology

What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?

After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology

A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.

D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology

A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.

About the Documentary

The three-part holding bodies: a justice anthology uses personal experiences of arrest, pretrial detention, and incarceration to reconsider the intention, design, and process of America’s justice system.

The Filmmakers

Milo Daemgen

Milo Daemgen has produced music videos for artists such as Mavis Staples, Arcade Fire, and Big Freedia, and has directed pieces for Polaroid and the AIA. His work has been shown in art galleries and international film festivals. He served on the executive board for New Orleans Public Access TV and is the founder of the New Orleans Film Collective.

Alex P Willson

Alex P Wilson is a Grammy award-winning filmmaker who lives between New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Portugal, and works between documentaries, journalism, music videos, commercials, and films. He gravitates to projects that confront unjust systems, tell untold stories, and allow for creative artistic expression.

Cassi Rumping

Cassandra Rumping is a New Orleans-based producer and filmmaker. Her work ranges from commercial, music video, to documentary, as well as short and feature narrative films, with companies and studios like Roku, Atlantic Records, Disney, and Viacom. Through her work, she aims to tell stories that foster awareness, advocacy, and create impact.

Audrey Rosenberg

Audrey Rosenberg is a Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated producer known for cultivating talent, developing material, and championing award-winning film, television, and documentary projects from inception to release. Audrey is a firm believer in the power of storytelling to raise consciousness and promote healing on a global scale.