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AgustinSMcCarthy
IMDb member since July 2003
Agustin (They/Them) is an independent filmmaker with an MFA in Directing from Columbia University. Agustin's films have been distributed internationally and won awards at numerous festivals including Harlem, Woods Hole, Hamptons, Palm Springs and Telluride.
An Assistant Professor at City University of New York (BMCC), Agustin is currently working on several film projects: "Finding Bernie" – a documentary (currently in production) about their search for trans and non-binary historical figures, including their family's gender non-conforming cleaning person from the 1970's and "Sovereign" - a psychological thriller about a Baptist minister recovering from trauma and trying to build a new life for herself while battling ghosts that inhabit her mind and body.
An Assistant Professor at City University of New York (BMCC), Agustin is currently working on several film projects: "Finding Bernie" – a documentary (currently in production) about their search for trans and non-binary historical figures, including their family's gender non-conforming cleaning person from the 1970's and "Sovereign" - a psychological thriller about a Baptist minister recovering from trauma and trying to build a new life for herself while battling ghosts that inhabit her mind and body.
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Reviews
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S. (2018)
A riveting story!
18 November 2022
Once I started watching this documentary, I couldn't stop. At times real life is hard to believe!
Some of the interviews are eye-popping. It's like a car wreck - you want to look away but you can't because the doc exposes amazing insights to the way that some police officers worked in Detroit in the early 70's.
I had never heard about the "S. T. R. E. S. S." unit before, which is kind of amazing because this is a fascinating piece of U. S. history and has so much relevance for us today. It's like BLM issues on steroids!
I appreciate that the documentary provides multiple points of view and then leaves the viewer to reflect on this very controversial (and in many ways really messed up) crime fighting unit. This is a must see doc!
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