Commissions
Greenlit: TIME: The Kalief Browder Story, Spike TV
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (6 x ) – A documentary series that tells the story of Kalief Browder, a young African-American student who spent three years on Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime.
Browder was a 16-year old high school student from the Bronx walking home from a party when he was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. He spent an unthinkable three years in jail awaiting trial; two of those years in solitary confinement. The case never went to trial and the chargers were ultimately dropped. After his release from Rikers Island, he took his own life. His story and the challenges it poses to our understanding of American freedoms are at the heart of the event series.
The film takes a comprehensive look at Browder’s story using first-person accounts, archival footage, and cinematic recreations of key scenes from Browder’s life to present a definitive narrative of the shocking story that became a symbolic touchstone for criminal justice activism and reform.
Platform: Spike TV
Producer: Weinstein Television
TX: January 2017
Source: Spike TV press release
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