Pervert Park
Pervert Park is a 2014 documentary film directed by Swedish-Danish filmmaking couple Frida and Lasse Barkfors. The film's focus is Palace Mobile Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, nicknamed "Pervert Park", which houses over 100 convicted sex offenders. The sponsoring organization is Florida Justice Transitions. The film premiered at Copenhagen International Documentary Festival. It won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It had a television premiere as an episode of POV on July 11th, 2016.
Production
The Barkfors read an article about Florida Justice Transitions in a Danish newspaper which provoked their interest in the park, which they got the impression was "a society of its own". They visited the park for the first time in 2010 and found it to be very different from their expectations.[2] The film took four years to make.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sundance Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners". February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ Salovaara, Sarah. "Five Questions with Pervert Park Directors Frida and Lasse Barkfors". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ Kang, Inkoo. "Sundance Women Directors: Meet Friday Barkfors - 'Pervert Park'". Indiewire. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
Further reading
- Hasan, Shafaq (July 12, 2016). "Documentary Explores Lives and Challenges of Florida Sex Offenders". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
The community’s support for one another may have a greater chance of reducing recidivism than other methods of tackling sexual misconduct and assault.
- Conti, Allie (May 19, 2016). "Inside the Florida Trailer Park for Convicted Sex Offenders". Vice. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
A new film shines light on one of the few places in America intended for sex criminals.