2025 /  

Finalist

PUBLIC DEFENDER

Director & Producer: Andrea Kalin,

 Ethan Oser

What happens when a liberal public defender represents right-wing January 6th rioters? PUBLIC DEFENDER takes on America’s epidemic of division and misinformation with humanity and comic relief, modeling how to restore trust and accountability one relationship at a time.

12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.

2024 |  

40

United States

Languages: English

AWARD:

Special Mention

Type:

Doc Short

Themes:

Uprising, Human Rights

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