Tattooed Tears

Synopsis

Filmed over a period of three months in a Californian prison for 17-21-year-old male offenders where an ostensibly liberal administration is turning young delinquents into institutionalised criminals. Two of the subjects were admitted for three months for minor offences and were still there after three years, repeatedly punished for their lack of cooperation. No amount of pleading in their restricted, expletive-ridden vocabularies can get them released. In despair they fall back upon passive resistance which leaves one boy lying prostrate on a cell floor bound at the ankles and hands behind his back chained to railings. The scenes are presented without commentary.*

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of production

1978

Notes

The DVD version is combined with 7 other Nick Broomfield titles in a compilation entitled NICK BROOMFIELD - THE EARLY WORKS

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

prisons; United States of America

Credits

Director

Joan Churchill; Nicholas Broomfield

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£35.99

Availability

Sale

Year

2006

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Availability

Hire

Duration/Size

85 minutes

Production Company

Name

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Sponsor

Name

National Endowment for the Arts

Email

webmgr@arts.endow.gov

Web

http://www.nea.gov External site opens in new window

Phone

202 682 5400

Address

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20506
USA

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Distributor (Hire)

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email

bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8938 / 8935

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Metrodome Distribution

Notes

Specialist distributor of quality, independent films, both theatrically and subsequently on DVD. DVD releases include new films, classic cinema, documentaries, animation, stage adaptations, television programming and historical drama. NB. Metrodome Distribution went into administration in 2016