Stealing Time

At the Sierra Youth Center in Santa Rosa, California, teenagers participate in an alternative detention program. Megan, Brian, and Sam are three teens in this six-month program trying to get their lives back on track. They come from different backgrounds, have committed different crimes, and even look upon their experience at the center from different perspectives. Megan, 15, has been in the program for five months. She was incarcerated for possession of marijuana and intention to sell, as well as breaking and entering. Although this is her first time in juvenile hall, she was arrested before at the age of nine. Sam, also 15, has been sent to juvenile hall nine times for various violations, including hanging out with gang members and wearing gang colors. Brian, 16, has been to juvenile hall four times and now awaits the arrival of his younger brother, who will be joining him in the program. Stealing Time follows these three as they participate in therapy sessions, take classes, and meet one on one with their counselors. In this brief glimpse into their world, they open up about their family lives, why they got into trouble and the pressures they face in and outside the center. Brian, Megan and Sam reveal what they think of their counselors, what difficulties they continue to encounter and what their expectations are, once they have graduated the program. Stealing Time is a film about the realities that face these and other troubled teens across the country. It is a film of rebellion and resistance, but also one of promise and hope.
24min2011
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Michael Landers
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Jennifer Petrucelli
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