On Friday, October 19 at 4:30 pm at Maeder Hall, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, 86 Olden Street on the Princeton University campus, there will be a screening of “Circles.”
4:30-6:00 pm: Screening of “Circles”
6:00-6:45 pm: Q&A with Director, Cassidy Friedman, and Restorative Justice discussion led by Eric Butler and Tre Thomas
6:45-7:15 pm: Refreshments & Conversation
Film Synopsis: Eric Butler, a Hurricane Katrina survivor and pioneer of the Restorative Justice movement, relocates and finds work at an Oakland, California, high school enforcing his no-nonsense approach to counseling vulnerable Black and Latino teenagers. Shot over two years, the film follows Butler’s impassioned efforts to nurture troubled youth and keep them in school, fighting racial discrimination by replacing snap suspensions and expulsions with gritty, intimate and honest mentoring.
But when his own teenage son Tre is arrested and beaten in jail, he begins to question his methods and ability—not just as a teacher, but also as a father. With incredible access, Circles is an inspirational portrait of a father desperate to provide his son with the leadership and compassion he never received from his own.
Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the Director Cassidy Friedman, and a conversation on the Restorative Justice movement led by Eric Butler and Tre Thomas
To read more about “Circles” and watch the trailer, visit: https://www.circlesmovie.com/
Questions? Email Jill Stockwell: jfstockw@princeton.edu