Rikers High
Brief Synopsis
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A harrowing portrait exploring the lives of three teens educated at the Island Academy, a high school program for incarcerated youth at Rikers Island prison. A riveting journey, these former drug runners and armed robbers attend poetry classes and more, all hoping to graduate into a new life.
Cast & Crew
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Victor Buhler
Director
Andre Blandon
Himself
William Santiago
Himself
Shawn Johnson
Himself
Matthew Akers
Cinematographer
Shane Allen
Assistant
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2005
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A harrowing portrait exploring the lives of three teens educated at the Island Academy, a high school program for incarcerated youth at Rikers Island prison. A riveting journey, these former drug runners and armed robbers attend poetry classes and more, all hoping to graduate into a new life.
Director
Victor Buhler
Director
Crew
Matthew Akers
Cinematographer
Shane Allen
Assistant
Philippe Barbenes
Producer
Gwen Bialic
Production Manager
David Bizgia
Production Assistant
Matthew Booras
Assistant Editor
Joseph Borges
Assistant On-Line Editor
Victor Buhler
Cinematographer
Victor Buhler
Sound Recordist
Victor Buhler
Producer
Anne Carney
Assistant Editor
Serge Catoire
Associate Producer
Gabriel Cyr
Sound Recordist
John D'aquino
Sound Recordist
Jean-claude Dhien
Photography
Chris Dillon
Production Assistant
Jean Michel Dissard
Producer
Jean Michel Dissard
Sound Recordist
Stefanie Dworkin
Logger
Adam Feinstein
Cinematographer
David Felsen
Production Manager
John Finn
Production Accountant
Francesca Flores
Logger
Andrew Freiband
Sound Recordist
Christoph Gelfand
Sound Recordist
Ethan Goldberg
Sound Recordist
Mylene Graziano
Logger
Scott Greenhaw
Sound Recordist
Eitan Hakami
Acknowledgment
Shawn Hamilton
Production Accountant
Pete Hayes
Production Accountant
Michael Hill
Music Supervisor
Brian Hubbard
Cinematographer
Brian Hubbard
Photography
Joshua Isaac
Sound Recordist
Edward Jaszi
Production Assistant
Nicole Kassell
Production Assistant
Kieran Krug-meadows
Apprentice
Laurence Kurzer
Acknowledgment
Raphael Laski
Sound Recordist
Olivier Laurent
Sound Editor
Florent Lavallee
Sound Mixer
Marlon Lawe
Cinematographer
Cynthia Lester
Assistant Editor
Jessica Levin
Production Manager
Jessica Levin
Post-Production Supervisor
Philip Logan
Logger
Michael Mcdonough
Cinematographer
Tikva Morowati
Logger
Rachel Morrison
Cinematographer
Caleb Mose
Sound Recordist
Benjamin Murray
Colorist
Benjamin Murray
Titles
Andres Nicolini
Sound Recordist
Noora Niskanen
Assistant Editor
Matthew Reedy
Acknowledgment
Meg Reticker
Editor
Andrew Reuland
Sound Recordist
Benedicte Richard
Production Assistant
Toby Ridgway
Acknowledgment
Anna Rieke
Sound Recordist
Gaetan Rousseau
Cinematographer
Jennifer Ruff
Assistant Editor
Chris Sachs
Production Assistant
William Santiago
Song Performer
Tanon Sattarujawong
Cinematographer
Fabienne Servan Schreiber
Coproducer
Jeff Seymann
Editor
Fred Siegel
Accountant
Alex Stikich
Sound Recordist
Bonnie Strauss
Producer
Barry Stricke
Assistant Editor
Nick Sweeney
Production Assistant
Marc Anthony Thompson
Music Composer
Dane Thomsen
Sound Recordist
John Tintori
Editor
Sebastian Treney
Acknowledgment
Pelin Uzay
Production Assistant
Marlen Vanthuyne
Production Manager
Alex Vassilopoulos
Logger
Althea Wasow
Coproducer
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2005
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the New York Loves Film Best Documentary Feature Award at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.
Aired in United States September 13, 2005
Aired in United States 2005
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.
Aired in USA on Showtime Network September 13, 2005.
