Title: The 16-Year-Old Killer: Cyntoia's Story
Source: BBC3
Date: 14/05/2012
Synopsis:
In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of a 43-year-old man.
Cyntoia was a prostitute and he was her client. Film-maker Daniel
Birman was granted unique access to Cyntoia from the week of her arrest,
throughout her trial and over a period of six years. His documentary
explores the tragic events in her life that led up to the murder, and
Cyntoia's biological mother meets he daughter for the first time since
giving her up for adoption 14 years earlier.
The film explores the history of abuse, violence, drugs and prostitution back through three generations. As Cyntoia faces a lifetime in prison, the programme asks difficult questions about her treatment by the American justice system.
The film explores the history of abuse, violence, drugs and prostitution back through three generations. As Cyntoia faces a lifetime in prison, the programme asks difficult questions about her treatment by the American justice system.
Analysis:
This Documentary shows the sexualisation of a young girl, which in a very small way links to topic of my own documentary about young girls growing up too fast. The high camera angles in the beginning of the documentary show Cyntoia to be very young and vulnerable however this changes in the second half of the documentary when she realises what she has been trough is wrong. Which is similar to what I wish to achieve.
Apart fron dialogue and voice over there is very little sound in this documntary, this forces its audience into listening to Cyntoia's story. As to does the setting, dispite being set in a prison, which is automatically shocking for the audience, the setting is very plain and so her orange suit stands out even more.
The use of the high angle shots, looking down on Cyntoia shows the audience her obvious youth. This paired with narrative again reiterates the point of my project, That children are growing up too fast.
Apart fron dialogue and voice over there is very little sound in this documntary, this forces its audience into listening to Cyntoia's story. As to does the setting, dispite being set in a prison, which is automatically shocking for the audience, the setting is very plain and so her orange suit stands out even more.
The use of the high angle shots, looking down on Cyntoia shows the audience her obvious youth. This paired with narrative again reiterates the point of my project, That children are growing up too fast.
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