CRIME + PUNISHMENT (original) (raw)

Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) |Reviewed by Carolyn Klotzbach-Russell, Social Sciences Librarian and Government Information Librarian, University at Buffalo Libraries "Crime + Punishment is a powerful documentary that takes the viewer from an intimate cafe conversation to a Rikers’ cells. It is highly recommended for study in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Urban Studies."

Video Librarian ★★★ F. Swietek "Presenting a strong critique of profit-based malfeasance within the NYPD, this is recommended."

New York Times |A.O. Scott "Crime + Punishment advances a thorough critique of American law enforcement not by generalizing or speechifying, but by digging into particular lives and circumstances, allowing affected individuals to speak for themselves."

The Village Voice |Alan Scherstuhl "Sensitive portraiture and vigorous investigative reporting, Crime + Punishment tracks the struggle of minority police officers within the NYPD to reshape the culture of law enforcement itself. Maing’s film also proves arresting in its compositions, its moody, city-spanning drone photography, its occasional playful looseness. But its power rises from the courage of its subjects, men and women who don’t necessarily want to be fighting the system — they’re eager to be out there in their city, policing the way they consider just."

Film Comment | Eric Hynes "It’s a real achievement, this film. Gorgeously composed...Vital, necessary and groundbreaking. It’s a significant work of investigative journalism."

Paste Magazine |Andy Crump "One of 2018’s essential documentaries. Maing’s talent is undeniable. It’s grasp of the daring and the bravery, of its subjects makes it a document that will endure for years to come."

Collider |Matt Goldberg "Maing's terrific documentary... with the help of his brave subjects and the damning evidence they collect, breaks down how racist outcomes are the result of tribalism, bureaucracy, and money.

American Cinematographer |Pat Thomson "That was fantastic. It should be required viewing for all New Yorkers! SO important, and really beautifully made as well."

Stephen Maing is an Emmy ® award winning, Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Filmed over four years, his feature documentary CRIME + PUNISHMENT chronicles the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops, known as the NYPD12, and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City. His other projects include HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE, which cinematically captures the fascinating story of two of China's first dissident citizen-journalists fighting state- monitored censorship and was broadcast nationally on PBS’ award-winning series P.O.V. His short film, THE SURRENDER produced with Academy Award winner Laura Poitras, documented State Department intelligence analyst Stephen Kim's harsh prosecution under the Espionage Act. It received a World Press Photo Award for Best Long Form Documentary and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary.