Independent Lens · SEASON 12
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Episode 15 · 2011-03-01
- Documentary
Episode overview
At the age of 16, Cyntoia Brown, who had suffered a long history of abuse, killed a man who picked her up for sex. The filmmaker has unprecedented access to Cyntioa in prison, and spends two years with her and her family as they await her eventual sentencing to life in prison in Tennessee. This film challenges our assumptions about violence and explores how a young person can be predestined for tragedy by life circumstances.
60 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. The Parking Lot Movie2010-10-19
2. Art & Copy2010-10-26
3. Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian2010-11-02
4. The Longoria Affair2010-11-09
5. Lost Sparrow2010-11-16
6. Deep Down2010-11-23
7. 453652010-12-14
8. The Calling, Part 12010-12-20
9. The Calling, Part 22010-12-21
10. Men Who Swim2011-01-04
11. Children of Haiti2011-01-11
12. For Once in My Life2011-02-01
13. When I Rise2011-02-08
14. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2011-02-22
15. Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story2011-03-01
16. Pushing the Elephant2011-03-29
17. The Desert of Forbidden Art2011-04-05
18. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child2011-04-12
19. Waste Land2011-04-19
20. Marwencol2011-04-26
21. A Film Unfinished2011-05-03
22. Bhutto2011-05-10
23. Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo2011-05-17
24. Welcome to Shelbyville2011-05-24
25. Two Spirits2011-06-14
