the scariest thing that you will ever go through. my whole world crumbled. cara was the kind of teacher students just love. she was a rock star at her school. with the same man for 20 years, enjoying life together by the beach. the balcony was like our second living room, you can hear the waves on the shore. but she was all alone that night when, according to her, an intruder burst into her bedroom. i was scared to death. i didn t have any other choice. you shot him? i shot him. she said the man attacked her. he told me he was going to kill me. she d been assaulted. she defended herself. so why did others call it murder? my very first words were, she set him up. cara s account kept changing. it hit me just how different all of these stories were and how unbelievable they were. lies. it s all lies. what really made cara pull that trigger? the rug was pulled out from underneath her. she was shocked. and she was angry? yes. a jury would
miranda, even though the sound s not on, if we get a lip reader we re going to be able to tell if she answered like he explained that she answered. and if she didn t maybe futerman could prevent a jury from hearing that first conflicting story. does it surprise people when they find out how well you can read lips? yes. and here she is. lucinda hebbler, who is deaf, is the lip reader hired by attorney futerman. had you ever heard such a request before? it was the first time in my whole life. the video was very grainy hard to decipher. but lucinda told futerman she would try. what were you looking for her to say? i was specifically looking for, yes, i understand my rights. i see no evidence of her saying those words. right. but then, a judge s ruling
did you read her her miranda warning? i did. how long had she been in the patrol car when you did that? about 15 minutes. reporter: and here s how the deputy said cara responded. her comment was, yes, i understand. reporter: but cara swore that never happened. absolutely not. reporter: who was right? that s when futerman got a big idea. we got a lip reader. reporter: you got a lip reader? we got a lip reader. i was looking at this video. and i started thinking. i said, if he so-called read miranda, even though the sound s not on, if we get a lip reader we re going to be able to tell if she answered like he explained that she answered. reporter: and if she didn t maybe futerman could prevent a jury from hearing that first conflicting story. does it surprise people when they find out how well you can read lips? yes. reporter: and here she is. lucinda hebbler, who is deaf, is the lip reader hired by attorney futerman. had you ever heard such a request be
I started writing In the Heights because I didn’t feel seen.
And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us – ALL of us – to feel seen.
I’m seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don’t feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles.
I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling still unseen in the feedback.
I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and joy.
patrol car when you did that? about 15 minutes. and here s how the deputy said cara responded. her comment was, yes, i understand. but cara swore that never happened. absolutely not. who was right? that s when futerman got a big idea. we got a lip reader. you got a lip reader? we got a lip reader. i was looking at this video and i started thinking. i said, if he so-called read miranda, even though the sound s not on, if we get a lip reader we re going to be able to tell if she answered like he explained that she answered. and if she didn t maybe futerman could prevent a jury from hearing that first conflicting story. does it surprise people when they find out how well you can read lips? yes. and here she is. lucinda hebbler, who is deaf, is the lip reader hired by attorney futerman. had you ever heard such a request before? it was the first time in my