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2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

The Ride

Directed by Jeff Adachi, Jim Choi

USA / 2017 / 16 mins / English / Color / 16:9, D-Cinema

Precedes:
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL

Downtown Independent
April 30, 2017 4:30 pm

Description

THE RIDE tells the story of San Francisco Public Defenders Office and head Jeff Adachi’s fight against racial bias and injustice in the judicial system.  Adachi takes viewers on a personal, intense ride through the underbelly of San Francisco’s criminal “injustice” system. A recent case, involving a young African American man charged with resisting police officers, offers rare insight into what happens behind the scenes in a case with racial overtones.

 

Director's Bio

Adachi is a national leader in the fight against racial bias in the judicial system. As one of the country’s few elected chief public defenders, he is an advocate for cities to provide legal counsel for undocumented immigrants facing deportation under current federal executive orders. Jeff’s films THE SLANTED SCREEN, THE JACK SOO STORY, AMERICA NEEDS A RACIAL FACIAL and DEFENDER explore questions of ethnic diversity, race relations, cultural traditions.

Credits

Executive Producer: Amit Nagpal
Directors: Jeff Adachi , Jim Choi
Producers: Jeff Adachi
Cinematographer: Directors
Consulting Producers: Stephen Gong, Donald Young
Music: disinterested
Graphics & Design: Sean Dana
Producers Rep: Corey Tong

Precedes

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    Abacus: Small Enough To Jail

    Steve James / Special Presentation / USA / 2016 / 88 mins
    From acclaimed director, Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, THE INTERRUPTERS, LIFE ITSELF), ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

    Preceded by: The Ride

Dates & Times

Precedes:
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL

Downtown Independent
April 30, 2017 4:30 pm