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Graduate student Antonia Thornton&#039;s documentary &quot;Broken&quot; touches upon themes of imprisonment and advocacy, casting the formerly incarcerated woman Wendy Staggs as the production&#039;s protagonist. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)

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Documentary reenactments can be misleading, creating a false distance between audience and reality, said Antonia Thornton. However, the graduate production and directing student said her documentary “Broken” tells a tale of incarceration and advocacy by inserting her subject directly into the reenactments, instead of hiring an actor.

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Graduate student’s documentary unpacks legal process, inspects for-profit bail

By Nina Young

Sept. 8, 2019 8:22 p.m.