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I, Destini

WUNC | By Hady Mawajdeh,
Frank Stasio
Published July 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM EDT

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics there are approximately 2.3 million people in prisons or local jails in the United States. And many of those individuals have family members living life on the outside who experience their own set of challenges.

Destini Riley is a 15-year-old Durham-based artist who knows about this first hand; her older brother Carlos Riley Jr. is serving a 10-year federal prison sentence. She recently collaborated with documentarian Nicholas Pilarski on a film that shows her point of view. Documentarian Nicholas Pilarski and artist and student Destini Riley talk about their collaboration on a new film; 'I, Destini'

Host Frank Stasio talks with Destini Riley and Nicholas Pilarski about the new film “I,Destini” that premieres at Durham’s Hayti Heritage Center next Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m.

Watch a trailer of the video below.

https://vimeo.com/133660147?   

I, Destini featuring Destini Riley (standing) premieres July 28 at the Hayti Heritage Center.
Nicholas Pilarski /
I, Destini featuring Destini Riley (standing) premieres July 28 at the Hayti Heritage Center.
As this documentary is told from Destini's perspective, it's also animated to take advantage of her artistic skills.
Destini Riley, Sarah Bassett and Nicholas Pilarski /
As this documentary is told from Destini's perspective, it's also animated to take advantage of her artistic skills.
A sketched image of Durham in I, Destini.
Destini Riley, Sarah Bassett and Nicholas Pilarski /
A sketched image of Durham in I, Destini.

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Hady Mawajdeh
Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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