Ben Lear

Miles is sent to therapy by his parents, as the couple believes their son has a problem with drugs. During the therapy session the story takes a turnaround.

When sad-sack Nick Lassey is told he can't rent a paddle boat alone, an upbeat stranger volunteers to be his partner and the two set off on an awkward boat journey.

Behind the walls of the Compound, LA’s most violent juvenile offenders await their trials. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters. Who are they to you?

Like April, 90% of youth who come to be involved in the justice system have had prior traumatic experiences. April’s life virtually began in the foster care system, and spent her formative years in households and spaces where she was abused and mistreated by those entrusted with her safety and wellbeing. At so many points in April’s journey, an adult could have intervened and altered the course of her life for the better. Weaving together documentary and fiction elements, the film shows us those moments to illuminate a cinematic and ultimately magical path to transforming our youth justice system.

Written by three juvenile inmates facing life sentences, "LOS" is a loss of innocence story that follows twelve-year-old Chris as he discovers that smoking pot for the first time, losing his virginity, and being part of a drive-by shooting aren't nearly as scary as being emotionally vulnerable with the girl he loves.

Miles is sent to therapy by his parents, as the couple believes their son has a problem with drugs. During the therapy session the story takes a turnaround.

When sad-sack Nick Lassey is told he can't rent a paddle boat alone, an upbeat stranger volunteers to be his partner and the two set off on an awkward boat journey.

When sad-sack Nick Lassey is told he can't rent a paddle boat alone, an upbeat stranger volunteers to be his partner and the two set off on an awkward boat journey.

Behind the walls of the Compound, LA’s most violent juvenile offenders await their trials. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters. Who are they to you?

Like April, 90% of youth who come to be involved in the justice system have had prior traumatic experiences. April’s life virtually began in the foster care system, and spent her formative years in households and spaces where she was abused and mistreated by those entrusted with her safety and wellbeing. At so many points in April’s journey, an adult could have intervened and altered the course of her life for the better. Weaving together documentary and fiction elements, the film shows us those moments to illuminate a cinematic and ultimately magical path to transforming our youth justice system.

Written by three juvenile inmates facing life sentences, "LOS" is a loss of innocence story that follows twelve-year-old Chris as he discovers that smoking pot for the first time, losing his virginity, and being part of a drive-by shooting aren't nearly as scary as being emotionally vulnerable with the girl he loves.