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Deputized Documentary to Screen on Long Island
There's a new documentary about the Marcelo Lucero killing and the complex environment surrounding it to screen on Long Island.
“DEPUTIZED” TO SCREEN EXTENSIVELY ON LONG ISLAND THIS SPRING
Deputized, a feature-length documentary about the complex political and social context of the Marcelo Lucero killing, will show in three screenings on Long Island this spring. The screenings will be the first of many scheduled nationwide. This is the first time Deputized, and the issues it raises, will be widely seen and discussed on Long Island.
In 2008 the story made national headlines when Lucero was assaulted by a group of teenaged boys cruising the streets “beaner–hopping,” a term used to describe the ritual of attacking Latinos for sport. The film exposes how the adolescent “game” was ignored for at least half of decade by Suffolk County police and officials, resulting in the fatal stabbing of Lucero, the devastation of 8 families—the Lucero Family and the 7 boys’ families—and a community’s belief in itself. The film probes a county government that tacitly approved of anti-immigrant violence.
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"The purpose of filmmaking is to be a mirror for the community to get a second chance to think through their experiences," says Long Island native Susan Hagedorn, director and producer of the film. "Deputized provides a balanced look at the multiple factors in the community and country that killed Marcelo Lucero and left Suffolk County residents asking themselves, "¿Cómo Pudo Pasar?" or, in English, "How could this happen?"
Delving deeply into the complex environment in which teens – pumped with adrenaline, aggression, alcohol and anger – target vulnerable Latinos perceived to be undocumented, Deputized dissects the anti-immigration messages and rhetoric flooding the community and raises the question: Were the teens deputized by the forces within their community to commit such a senseless act?
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Long Island Screenings:
St Joseph’s College, hosted by Criminal Justice Club
March 26th, 6pm
McGann Room, FREE
Followed by Q&A with Susan Hagedorn, director, producer
Patchogue-Medford Library
March 28th, 7pm
Followed by Q&A with Susan Hagedorn, director, producer
Cinema Arts Center – Film Screening & Fundraiser for Long Island Wins
April 7th, 12pm
$20 ($10 Cinema Arts members)
Followed by panel discussion and reception with Long Island residents, immigration activists, and Susan Hagedorn, director, producer
