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Working Future Michigan | The Backstory

In the 1980’s, Reagan’s “War on Drugs” put Crime in the driver seat of American politics.
Tough on crime laws. Then came in the Clinton era, spurred on by politicians like then-Senator Joe Biden. Black and Latinx communities were hit the hardest; and the state of Michigan was no exception.

Featuring
Katrina Cranford
Gwendolyn Hooker
Shaina Baldwin
Sylvester Sandler
Kendra Paul
William Price
Antonia Ortiz
Ed Genesis
Selena Taylor

VO Writer
EAN KESSLER

Voiceover
PAUL NOTICE

Director of Photography
Megan Presman-French

Senior Editor
Paul Notice

Assistant Editors
Colleen Brady
John Capello
Rickey Turner

Executive Producer
Megan Pressman-French

Produced by
Just Leadership USA,
The Notice Foundation, Inc.

Music by
Paul Notice

IG: @thenoticeblog

TheNoticeBlog.com

  • Paul Notice
    Director
  • Ean Kessler
    Writer
  • Paul Notice
    Writer
  • Paul Notice
    Producer
  • Megan Glass-French
    Producer
  • William Price
    Key Cast
  • Selena Taylor
    Key Cast
  • Antonio Ortiz
    Key Cast
  • Gwendolyn Hooker
    Key Cast
  • Shaina Baldwin
    Key Cast
  • Ed Genesis
    Key Cast
  • Kendra Paul
    Key Cast
  • Sylvester Sandler
    Key Cast
  • John Capello
    Assistant Editors
  • Rickey Turner
    Assistant Editors
  • Colleen Brady
    Assistant Editors
  • Paul Notice
    Senior Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Criminal Justice, Documentaries, Social Justice
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    5,312 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Paul Notice

With over 12 years of journalism and video production experience, 2017 Emmy Award-Winning  Paul Notice (Georgetown ’09, NYU ’11) has edited and produced hundreds of videos with MSNBC, The Legal Aid Society, OkayAfrica, Melanie Charles, OkayPlayer, Lyft, Elite Daily, Fresco News, and other media outlets.  From his performance in the 2010 GLAAD Award Winning play “She Like Girls” (Working Man’s Clothes) and his written work like the Loraine Hansberry Award-Nominated “Leaves, Trees, Forest”(MPAACT), to his most recent NY Emmy Award-Winning documentary, “Broken Windows”(Elite Daily). For more info, please contact him at Paul@TheNoticeBlog.com, or visit www.thenoticeblog.com

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