''Rikers High'' (also known as Lykeio Rikers) is a 2005 American and French documentary film directed by

Victor Buhler Victor Buhler (born February 1, 1972) is an American television and film director. Buhler was a Series Producer on The Vow and in 2019 he won a Sports Emmy for producing '' Tom vs. Time''. He directed the documentary feature film ''Rikers High'' ...

. The film looks at ''Island Academy'' the high school for inmates of

Rikers Island Rikers Island is a island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City's main jail complex. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under in size, but has ...

, the largest correctional facility in North America. This film has been music composed by

Marc Anthony Thompson Chocolate Genius, Inc. is a musical collective started by Marc Anthony Thompson, a Panamanian singer-songwriter based in New York City. Thompson conceived Chocolate Genius as an alter ego, which then became a music project. Collective members ...

Cast

* Andre Blandon * Millie Grant * John Hopson * Shawn Johnson * Sara McCullah * Iris Ortiz * Gustavo Rodríguez * William Santiago * Joseph Sprolling * Steven Torres

References

External links

* * 2005 films Films set in New York City American documentary films 2005 documentary films French documentary films Rikers Island 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s French films English-language French films {{2000s-US-film-stub