The House I Live In

The Maryland Film Festival WYPR Spotlight Series features screenings of films, followed by interviews with people involved with the film, or related to the movie's subject matter. Previous screenings have included Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life And Time Of Tim Hetherington, a tribute to photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya in 2011. 

Steve James, director of The Interrupters

Lucy Alibar, screenwriter of Beasts of the Southern Wild

Kurt Schmoke, former mayor of Baltimore

The war on drugs has led to mass incarcerations, with the nation’s poor and minority communities disproportionately affected. Documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki filmed in more than 20 states to capture the stories of individuals affected by our country’s longest war --  from dealer to grieving mother to narcotics officer to politicians. Jarecki, whose new film “The House I Live In” opened in limited release last week, is our guest this hour, along with Judge Andre Davis of the U.S.