Blitz Attack: The Andrea Hines Story
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Blitz Attack: The Andrea Hines Story, Part I (theatrically released and Academy Contender in 2005, updated 2008, RT 120 min.) and Blitz Attack: The Andrea Hines Story, Part II - Revelations (2007, RT 50 min.) are documentary film
s from Permanent Productions, Inc., written and directed by Constance L. Jackson
. The films feature the family of Andrea Hines and citizens of Holtville, CA.
of his first initial on her stomach and nearly severing her head. The killing was the only recorded murder in town history, though incidents of child abuse
and domestic violence
were fairly common according to retired Holtville Police Sergeant Ralph Munoz. The teenagers were left alone at Andrea's home for one hour while their parents had a drink at a local bar. "Adan" served 12 years in the California Youth Authority (CYA) and was released in October 2005.
documentary filmmaker Constance Jackson went to Holtville to interview dozens of people including family members of the teenagers involved - in an attempt to somehow make sense of this act. Through extensive use of interviews, re-enactments, dramatizations, animation, media coverage, and family archives, Blitz Attack: The Andrea Hines Story Parts I and II are compelling and detailed in the account and history leading up to Andrea’s tragedy and its enduring legacy.
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Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s from Permanent Productions, Inc., written and directed by Constance L. Jackson
Constance Jackson
Constance L. Jackson is an American film director, producer and writer.She is president and CEO of Los Angeles based Permanent Productions, Inc., a communication enterprise specializing in healthcare and behavioral concerns. Jackson has spoken at national and international conferences on issues...
. The films feature the family of Andrea Hines and citizens of Holtville, CA.
Background
Known as the Nicole Brown Copycat Murder, California's worst child-on-child crime was committed in 1994 by a 13-year-old boy named "Adan" , who murdered 14-year-old family friend Andrea Hines. "Adan" stabbed Hines 74 times, carving a stylized pentagramPentagram
A pentagram is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes...
of his first initial on her stomach and nearly severing her head. The killing was the only recorded murder in town history, though incidents of child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
and domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
were fairly common according to retired Holtville Police Sergeant Ralph Munoz. The teenagers were left alone at Andrea's home for one hour while their parents had a drink at a local bar. "Adan" served 12 years in the California Youth Authority (CYA) and was released in October 2005.
Plot
In 1994, the small town in Holtville, California near the Mexican border was rocked by the brutal murder of 14-year-old Andrea Hines at the hands of 13-year-old childhood friend Adan. Over the course of three years, Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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documentary filmmaker Constance Jackson went to Holtville to interview dozens of people including family members of the teenagers involved - in an attempt to somehow make sense of this act. Through extensive use of interviews, re-enactments, dramatizations, animation, media coverage, and family archives, Blitz Attack: The Andrea Hines Story Parts I and II are compelling and detailed in the account and history leading up to Andrea’s tragedy and its enduring legacy.
Continuing Education Recognition
Blitz-Attack parts I and II with its CD-ROM training manual are recognized by the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) as continuing education tools for drug counseling and drug educationDrug education
Drug education is the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where drugs are commonly misused. Planning includes developing strategies for helping children and young people engage with relevant drug-related issues during opportunistic and brief contacts with them...
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