Project Witness VR Experience

Experience PROJECT WITNESS, a virtual reality film exposing the realities of childhood incarceration in the United States. Focusing on the impact of solitary confinement, the placement of teenagers in adult facilities, and life-without-parole sentences for children, #ProjectWitness centers the lived experiences of dedicated advocates to give viewers an honest look at how children are treated in the criminal justice system. This film would not be possible without the work of Alyssa Beck, Laura Berry, Hernán Carvente Martinez, Jarrett Harper, Xavier McElrath-Bey, and Johnny Perez, who bravely came forward to tell their stories so that others would not have to live the experiences depicted in this film. The stories featured in Project Witness are real, but the experiences are depicted by actors.

This is an immersive VR360 video and best experienced in a headset. No headset? No problem. Move your mobile phone around or pan with your mouse to explore the story.

WHO WE ARE:

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY) is a nonprofit that leads efforts to ban life without parole and other extreme sentences for children who cause harm; advances alternative responses that focus on their unique characteristics as children, and creates opportunities for formerly incarcerated youth to thrive as adults and lead in their communities. Join us!

Website: https://www.fairsentencingofyouth.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theCFSY/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theCFSY
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecfsy/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/campaign-for-the-fair-sentencing-of-youth/
Sign up for our email list: https://fairsentencingofyouth.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd8225d0fc2ee61e0e287a27b&id=4367aeee6f
Special thanks:
ALYSSA BECK
XAVIER McELRATH-BEY
JARRETT HARPER
JOHNNY PEREZ
LAURA BERRY
HERNÁN CARVENTE MARTINEZ

Directed by
MAX SALOMON

Produced by
MALVINA MARTIN
RAYMOND TELLES

Writer
MEGAN SULLIVAN

3D Camera
IGNACIO FERRANDO

Editor
MAX SALOMON

Narrator
MALIKA SAADA SAAR

Co-Producer
ERIC HOFFMAN

Associate Producer
RICHARD ROSS

3D Stitching
JAVIER MORENO
IGNACIO FERRANDO

CGI & Animation
MARIANO MAYAYO BURILLO

3D Color Correction & Mastering
RICHARD EHRT

Mixer
JASON McDANIEL

Lighting & Grip
GAL HARPAZ

With appearances by:

DAISHAUN BUTLER
JULIO CERON
GINA DAIDONE
LANA DANIELYAN
LEAH DREW
MARTA GIL
GORDON JAMES
VICKI BROWDER JOHNSON
CAROL MEREDITH
ASHLIE DICKERSON-BENTON PAIGE
PATRICE THOMPSON
WILL THOMPSON
ANTUONE TORBERT
ESMA TOROS
RYAN TUCKER
For YouTube VR

Executive Producers
SARAH STEELE & NICK CICCHETTI
For Black Dot Films

Executive Producers
MAX SALOMON & MALVINA MARTIN
Produced by
BLACK DOT FILMS VR

Support from YouTube Social Impact

Learn more at
DECARCERATE
INCARCERATED CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY NETWORK,
an initiative of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
SEETHEGIRL.ORG
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
FRIENDS AT WORK
UNLOCK THE BOX CAMPAIGN
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
For more information on the facts and figures cited in Project Witness, visit:

Campaign for Youth Justice. Let's Get Children Out of Adult Courts, Jails, and Prisons. (2018, December 10). Retrieved February 12, 2020, from http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/images/factsheets/Basic_Facts_FINAL_1.pdf

Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, 34 U.S.C. § 11133 (2018)

Prison Rape Elimination Act National Standards, 28 C.F.R. § 115.14 (2012)

Sawyer, W. (2019, December 19). Youth Confinement: The Whole Pie 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020, from https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/youth2019.html

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. General comment No. 10 (2007): Children's Rights in Juvenile Justice. (2007, April 25). Retrieved February 12, 2020, from https://www.refworld.org/docid/4670fca12.html

Видео Project Witness VR Experience канала Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth