KITRA CAHANA

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  • Still Man
  • Above As Below

Documentary Film

  • Dancing Towards The Light
  • Amaiya Zafar -The Hijabi Boxer
  • Comforting Vegas
  • Caring For Tor
  • Wishes for Janaya
  • A Different Kind of Force - Policing Mental Illness
  • Perfecting the Art of Longing

National Geographic Magazine

  • American Teen
  • The Cult of Maria Lionza
  • In the Suburbs
  • Teen Mom Graduates

Other Photo Essays

  • Nomadic America
  • The Ben Baruch Family
  • Pilgrimage to Uman
  • Falash Mura
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Caravana Migrante
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A Different Kind of Force – Policing Mental Illness

Law enforcement officers are increasingly the first responders to incidents involving people with mental illness. Several high-profile police shootings involving unarmed people in a mental health crisis have prompted new debates about policing the mentally ill. This film offers an unflinching look at the crisis in the U.S. mental health system by exploring the complex and often fraught relationship between the mentally ill and police.

2019
Directed by Kitra Cahana and Ed Ou. Cinematography by Kitra Cahana and Ed Ou. Edited by Jonathan Ade.