Nirit Peled

Nirit Peled is an independent filmmaker and writer based in the Netherlands. Drawing on techniques from journalism and documentary, she investigates the social impact of new technologies, structures of legality, systemic abuses of power and the nature of violence. Her latest documentary, MOTHERS tells the story of four women whose lives were forever changed when their adolescent sons entered a youth crime prevention program. TV archive and government documents reveal how their lives were impacted by an algorithmic reality that aims to assess the risks of their sons turning to crime. But can anyone’s life really be captured by data? Can they challenge the statistics that mark them as dangerous?