Public Defender
Follows the work of Heather Shaner, a lawyer representing January 6th rioters, who works to confront America's political divisions with empathy.
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"Public Defender was the final doc I was able to screen at the Festival. It tells the story of a public defense attorney based in Washington D. C. who has elected to defend the cases of the January 6 insurrectionists. Heather Shaner has spent over 40 years defending people who can't afford an attorney. She believes everyone is entitled to a trial. She was formerly a social worker and wants to not only see the best in people, but to educate them on how to be better human beings. You may leave the film as incensed as I was, by the way in which the defendants are taught by Shaner to manipula..."
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Follows the work of Heather Shaner, a lawyer representing January 6th rioters, who works to confront America's political divisions with empathy.