The Arrest – TVO
Winner of the 2020-2021 Amnesty International Canada Media Award for Long Form Video
Martin Himel’s The Arrest, broadcast on TVO, unpacks the permanent damage that is done by the arrest and judicial process when vulnerable citizens, because of their race or social status, are wrongly charged. The stories are linked by the dedicated efforts of Toronto lawyer Davin Charney, who was drawn to the work by his own experience. The documentary follows Charney in his meetings representing the wrongly charged, shows him demanding justice and winning compensation.