I saw Troop 1500 at the Savannah Film Festival and was struck by the incredible content. This follows a group of girls whose mothers are in prison, who get access only for 4 hours every month through a program run by the girl scouts. The film makers' ability to tell the stories of the girls and their mothers, through fostering the involvement of the group in the film-making process gave an intimate and wholly empathetic viewpoint to the audience without being in anyway exploitative and voyeuristic. I spent the rest of the day feeling choked up and frankly frightened by the punitive approach taken by the American court system. I applaud the filmmakers for their unadulterated and honest approach and their exposure of this discarded subject; the wider impact of incarceration and its circle of influence, namely the effect on family and friends. Just look to the ongoing views of successive administrations in this country on mandatory minimum sentences and the total disregard for individual circumstance and quake! Civil liberties are being abused on your doorstep! Pull your head out of the sand and address this before you slip up! Look beyond the low budget camera footage and see the REALITY before it smacks you in the face.