Rikers (2016)
AN AMERICAN JAIL
70 min
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.
- Release date
- November 12, 2016
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Trailer
Cast
- Tariq Barnes as Self
- Barry Campbell as Self
- Hector Custodio as Self
- Candie Hailey-Means as Self
- Robert Hinton as Self
- Kathy Morse as Self
- Bill Moyers as Self - Host
- Five Mualimm-Ak as Self
- Ismael Nazario as Self
- Marcell Neal as Self
Crew
- Mark Benjamin · Director
- Marc Levin · Director
- Marc Levin · Writer
- Rolake Bamgbose · Producer
- Mark Benjamin · Producer
- Marc Levin · Producer
- Ian Hatton · Composer
- Mark Benjamin · Cinematographer
- Jason Pollard · Editor