Robert May (producer)

Robert May is an American film producer. He was a producer of The War Tapes[1] and The Station Agent,[2] an executive producer of Stevie[3] and The Fog of War,[4] and the director and a producer of Kids for Cash.[5][6] The Fog of War won the Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Kids for cash

In the Kids for cash scandal, judge Mark Ciavarella, who promoted a platform of zero tolerance, received kickbacks for constructing a private prison that housed juvenile offenders, and then proceeded to fill the prison by sentencing children to extended stays in juvenile detention for offenses as minimal as mocking a principal on Myspace, scuffles in hallways, trespassing in a vacant building, and shoplifting DVDs from Wal-mart. Critics of zero-tolerance policies argue that harsh punishments for minor offences are normalized.

May directed Kids for Cash, a 2013 documentary film about the "kids for cash" scandal which unfolded in 2008 over judicial kickbacks in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. May is a critic of the School-to-prison pipeline and zero tolerance law enforcement for juveniles.[7][8][9][10] In the documentary, May interviews experts on adolescent behaviour, who argue that the zero tolerance model has become a dominant approach to policing juvenile offences after the Columbine shooting.[11][12]

Critical response for Kids for Cash has been positive. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a 91 percent approval rating based on 32 reviews.[13]

References
  1. "The War Tapes (2006)". IMDB.
  2. "The Station Agent (2003)". IMDB.
  3. "Stevie (2002)". IMDB.
  4. "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)". IMDB.
  5. "Kids for Cash". rottentomatoes.com. 7 February 2014.
  6. "Kids for Cash". IMDB.
  7. KIDS FOR CASH Documentary with Filmmaker Robert May. The Lip TV. 2 June 2014.
  8. Ronnie Scheib. "'Kids for Cash' Review: Robert May's Shocking Documentary - Variety". Variety.
  9. http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2014/June-1-2014/Directors-Chair-Robert-May-Kids-for-Cash.aspx
  10. Zachary Shevich. "'Kids For Cash' Director Robert May Talks Moral Judgments In Documentaries Interview - Way Too Indie". Way Too Indie.
  11. http://jjie.org/a-plot-with-a-scandal-a-close-look-at-the-kids-for-cash-documentary/
  12. http://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/blog/film-reviews/kids-for-cash-review/
  13. "Kids for Cash". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 January 2014.


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