Bullfrog Films is pleased to offer important films for the study of Law. Whether you are looking at Constitutional Law, Torts, Public Interest, Corporate Influence, Restorative Justice or Voting Rights, these films will ground classroom studies in real human experience.

 

Titles are available on DVD with public performance and streaming for educational use. We offer free previews for purchase evaluation.

A Crime On The Bayou

A Black teenager is arrested for touching a white boy's arm! The unjustly arrested Black man and his young Jewish attorney take the case to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.

"A Crime on the Bayou illustrates why good character is as critical to developing good law as good lawyering skills. But for the good character of Gary Duncan, the wrongfully accused African American man whose courage and morals gave him the strength he needed to challenge a corrupt Louisiana governor and justice system, and the good character of Richard Sobol, the New York Attorney whose passion for justice gave him the fortitude to zealously defend Duncan and fight for his freedom, we would not have Duncan v. Louisiana, a U.S. Supreme Court decision which holds that the Sixth Amendment's right to a jury trial also applies to states. This film reminds us that law schools have as much responsibility to teach students good character as they do legal doctrine and writing."

Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Professor of Law, Boston University, Author, Critical Race Judgments: Rewritten US Court Opinions on Race and the Law

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Rule Of Law

A newly-disabled outlaw and country lawyer in Tennessee lead a class action lawsuit that affects the rights of 55 million people.

"Compelling...Rule of Law illustrates the human dimensions of the case as well as describing a complex doctrinal case in ways that are understandable to legal experts and novices alike. The links to key documents in the case, as well as related documents and supplemental interviews, make this an important resource for law professors, law students, disability rights advocates, and people with disabilities themselves. It is an invaluable teaching resource."

Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Director, Disability Rights Law Clinic, American University

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Tribal Justice

Documents an effective criminal justice reform movement in America: the efforts of tribal courts to return to traditional, community-healing concepts of justice.

"Raw and honest, Tribal Justice takes an unflinching look at criminal justice in Indian country...Alongside a fearless portrayal of reservation life and those caught up in the criminal justice system, this film highlights the potentially redemptive force of restorative justice in tribal communities. It's not to be missed."

Angela R. Riley, Professor of Law, Director of Native Nations Law and Policy Center, University of California, Los Angeles

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Hot Coffee

Tells the truth about the McDonald's hot coffee case and exposes the influence of corporate America on our civil justice system.

"As a Torts professor, I was riveted to the screen as the movie illuminated many of the issues and injustices currently plaguing our tort system. The students very much enjoyed the real life stories that poignantly illustrated the legal concepts we had been studying. There was a buzz around campus for a couple weeks and the conversations in the hallways and in the classrooms revisited the heart-wrenching struggles that those featured in the movie were going through. This is a must-see movie for those interested in tort reform and legal justice."

Jim Gash, Associate Dean for Student Life, Associate Professor of Law, Pepperdine University

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Addiction Incorporated

The true story of the tobacco companies' commitment to addicting the human brain and how the world came to know about it.

"Addiction Incorporated offers a creative and insightful documentary rendition of a vitally important chapter in twentieth century public health history...Graphic illustrations and insightful interviews are interwoven with the highly effective focal point of telling the story through the experience of a critical industry whistleblower. It is a narrative not to be missed by anyone interested in public policy perspectives on tobacco control."

Robert L. Rabin, A. Calder Mackay Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, co-Author of Regulating Tobacco and Smoking Policy: Law, Politics, and Culture

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Backfired: When VW Lied To America

Investigates the largest auto scam in the world, tracing Volkswagen's deliberate installation of defeat devices in their diesel cars to circumvent California and US vehicle emissions standards.

"If you care about the air you breathe and want to know what some companies are doing to make your air worse, while claiming to make it better, Backfired, which tells the story of what US regulators are doing to call those companies to account and give us the clean air we deserve, is for you."

Alan Morrison, Associate Dean for Public Interest Law, George Washington University

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Capturing The Flag

Four friends travel to Cumberland County, NC — a posterchild for voter suppression in 2016 — to work as poll watchers and provide assistance to voters, intent on proving that the big idea of American democracy can be defended by small acts of individual citizens.

"Capturing the Flag tells the modern story of voter suppression practices in vivid detail. It helps make sense of the continuing fight, which dates back to the founding of our country, to extend and protect the right to vote. The documentary will be required viewing in my voting rights class."

Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Professor of Law, Adjunct Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and Political Science, Indiana University - Bloomington

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Can You Hear Us Now?

Unravels the ways that years of minority rule by one party have reshaped democracy in Wisconsin, where voters are finding their lives increasingly irrelevant to state lawmakers.

"This film is a compelling exposition that reveals the systematic suppression of voters in Wisconsin and how the featured activists fought back. The stories of these four remarkable women show the extent to which democracy itself is under siege by politicians determined to pick their voters instead of letting the voters pick their politicians. This terrific documentary illuminates the esoteric arguments about gerrymandering, voter suppression, and voting rights and the way those issues intersect with democracy itself."

Charles Anthony Smith, Professor of Political Science and Law, University of California-Irvine, Co-author, Gerrymandering in America and Gerrymandering the States

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All films are available on DVD with public performance rights for school and library purchase or rental. Academic streaming can be licensed from Docuseek. Campus and community groups interested in hosting a community screening can book now through Bullfrog Communities.


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