'Criminal'
Directed by Robe Imbriano
This is one of the most imaginative short films that I've ever seen, and I am here for it, ten toes down.
"Criminal" by Robe Imbriano featues the music and lyrics of Tony Award winners Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald ("Passing Strange") the animation of Cinema Eye winner Thomas Curtis ("Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project") and the direction of Emmy winner Robe Imbriano ("Soul of a Nation"), "Criminal" is an animated musical documentary short film that confronts the injustice of people held at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas.
The vast majority are there because they can't afford due process - they don't have enough cash to pay their way out while awaiting trial. Because they are poor, thousands are held for months or even shipped to jails out of state when they are supposed to be presumed innocent.
Accolades: DOC NYC Short of the Week
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