Sprout Film Festival: Growing Awareness

by Ashley Miller from Boise Weekly:
Nicole Lang says she's isn't too picky about what kind of movies she sees, but she definitely has a type. Her favorite film is something she saw two years ago that you have probably never heard of.
"It was called Be My Brother," she told Boise Weekly. "We showed it the first or second year of the Sprout Film Festival. And we're screening it again this year. It's really touching. ... It's incredible."
Lang doesn't program film festivals for a living, not by a long shot. She's the program director of Boise-based nonprofit The Arc, which has provided therapy, care and training for thousands of individuals with disabilities since 1956. But for the past few weeks, much of Lang's energy has been focused on the Sprout Film Festival and movies--movies that she said will make just about any audience laugh a little, cry a little and most importantly, see the world differently.

13 articles reviewing events following Robert Ethan Saylor's tragic death at a movie theater

from the Frederick News Post:

Perceptions and the police

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 6:00 am

In the News-Post’s Saturday lead story, Sheriff Chuck Jenkins argued that his department was capable of conducting use-of-force investigations. In particular, he was referring to two recent fatalities that involved sheriff’s deputies.

Deputy-involved deaths raise questions about internal investigations

Sunday, April 14, 2013 6:00 am

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins says he believes his office is able to handle use-of-force investigations internally, even as calls increase for a more independent look at recent cases.

Deputies back on duty after Saylor death investigation

Saturday, April 13, 2013 6:00 am

The deputies who had Robert Ethan Saylor in custody just before his death have returned to full duty, Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins said Friday.

Supporting those with disabilities

Sunday, April 7, 2013 6:00 am

Our community is feeling horrible about the senseless death of Robert Saylor, a young man out to enjoy his recreation, but who could not seem to conform to rules that perhaps made no sense to him.

Justice Department hears from groups concerned about Saylor's death

Thursday, March 28, 2013 6:00 am

A conflict resolution office within the Department of Justice is working with Down syndrome advocacy groups and the family of a New Market man who died in January while in the custody of off-duty sheriff's deputies.