Filmmaker Yoav Potash and his nutrition educator wife, Shira, make FOOD STAMPED a very personal film. Taking the Food Stamp Challenge, they vividly illustrate the challenges faced by people who are forced to rely on food stamps to put food on the table. They are obviously a solid couple, and one with a fine sense of… Read More »
Potash, Yoav, Nadia Costa & Joshua Safran — CRIME AFTER CRIME
Debbie Peagler’s case became a cause celebre when her lawyers, Joshua Safran and Nadia Costa, worked tirelessly and pro bono to have her retried under a new provision of the law that allowed for a battered woman defense. Peagler had been convictied of second-degree murder of her boyfriend, a man who had abused her and… Read More »