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The prison rape documentary project has expanded considerably in
scope and size since its inception in late 1999. The director, Gabriel
London, completed a no-budget short documentary on prison rape in
Spring 2000, as a senior film project at Pomona College. Subsequently,
the film gained a foundation grant and London forged an alliance
with Human Rights Watch to provide film footage to compliment its
then forthcoming April 2001 study on prison rape. Seeking to bring
on added expertise and experience with filmmaking, London proposed
the project as a full length documentary to acclaimed filmmaker,
Jonathan Stack of Gabriel Films in the Fall 2000.
In the subsequent months, the story took on an increasingly urgent
character as research revealed more and more alarming stories of
prison rape and the indifference of authorities. Production began
in February 2001, with filming in Louisiana, Texas, and Northern
California. In mid-April editing was completed on two 6-minute film
segments, The Rodney Hulin Story and The Rules of the Game: Prison
Rape and Reform.
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