Directors/Producers: Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman
Description:
When
Bill realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes
over his decision—should he call the police? Academy Nominated, Last Day of Freedom, a richly animated personal narrative,
tells the story of Bill’s decision to stand by his brother in the
face of war, crime and capital punishment. The film is a portrait of
a man at the nexus of the most pressing social issues of our
day—veterans’ care, mental health access and criminal justice
Biography: Dee
Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman tell stories that bring to life
larger issues of criminal justice and civic responsibility. They have
collaborated since 2004, working on large-scale projects that look at
how individuals manage larger political systems that directly impact
them. They collaborate with the public creating projects through
personal stories and symbolic gestures. They work in film, video and
public forums using digital media (sound, video, programming and
interactivity) film and drawing. They exhibit in film festivals, on
the streets and in museums, working collaboratively in close contact
with the communities their work serves. Having grown up in countries
that do not practice the death penalty, we bring a critical
perspective to the American criminal justice system, in which we are
frequently functioning as passive participants in a culture of
violence and retribution that impoverishes our democracy.
Hibbert-Jones is an associate professor of art & new media at the
University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also founder/co-director
of the Social Practice Research Center at UCSC a collaborative arts
research center with a focus on social concerns. Talisman works as
freelance media maker, her media work with legal mitigation
specialists enabled us to build relationships of trust with the
prisoners and families whose stories are at the heart of Living
Condition.
