Product Description
Film runtime: 20 minutes
Film rating: Not rated, but is for mature audiences.
Where to watch it: Safe Place is available to stream for free on New York Times Op Docs, Vimeo, and YouTube.
Audience: We recommend this film for adult learning groups, college students, and other mature learning environments.
Content Advisory: This short film includes graphic and difficult content, including Draper’s death and violence against him. He is also partially nude in various shots. This film is appropriate for mature audiences. The introduction to the film in our discussion guide includes guidance and insight for viewing this film responsibly and thoughtfully. We invite you to approach this film with care and to do so using this free resource as an important tool to guide engagement with this film and the topics it explores.
Safe Place Discussion Guide
- Facilitation Guidelines
- Jerod Draper: A Life Cut Short
- An Introduction to the Film
- Director’s Statement
- Criminal Justice Reform: Improvement and Changes
- Law Enforcement Officers and Other Jail Staff: Training and Accountability
- Trauma, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health Challenges
- What Is a Safe Place?
- What Can You Do? Community Action and Engagement
Facilitation Guidelines for Group Discussions
In this guide, you will find suggestions for leading productive conversations that broaden perspectives, encourage empathy, and build new paradigms for education. It is adaptable, flexible and useful for a variety of learning settings. We recommend pairing it with this film to create a safe environment for engagement around these themes and subjects.
How to download your free resources
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Related Resources
- Read the Austin Film Festival interview with Sam: A Conversation with Sam Mirpoorian: The Filmmaker Behind Safe Place.
- Read the NPR article that affirmed Sam Mirpoorian’s interest in exploring Jerod Draper’s death through documentary film: Deaths in Custody are a Crisis.
- We also recommend Greener Pastures by Safe Place director Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian.
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