On the Merits provides the legal technology community a true look at important world events and the people who work to redress wrongs. This documentary series tells the stories of the people at the center of an event, and explores how our customers champion them using data, technology, and the rule of law to discover the truth and open a path toward justice.
From April 2021 to August 2022, Relativity interviewed the Human Trafficking Institute, risk management firm Exiger, technologists, labor advocates, supply chain experts, and survivors.
Our goal: to understand the motivations of traffickers, technology’s role in enabling and preventing abuse, and how artificial intelligence and public-private data partnerships can mitigate human trafficking.
Get involved: Human Trafficking Institute
Crew
Executive Producer: JC Steinbrunner
Producer: Mary Rechtoris
Director of Photography: Josh McCausland
First Assistant Camera: Nicholas Matejcak
Second Assistant Camera: Fernando Sierra Jr.
Director: Josh McCausland & Nicholas Matejcak
Audio Editor: Nicholas Matejcak
Editor: Josh McCausland
Brand Design: Guss Tsatsakis
Animation: Winona Lozada
Copywriter: Kristy Esparza & JC Steinbrunner
Original Score: Carl Sondrol
Drums & Percussion: Brandon Dickert
Music Copyist: Candy Emberley & Cara Batema
Cast
Victor Boutros
Lindsey Lane
Annick Febrey
Marie Martinez Israelite
Jon Ball
Brandon Daniels
Sandra Leon
Apoorv Agarwal
Samir Goswami
Ronny Marty
Special Thanks
Brianna Gehring
Emma Ecker
Kody Gurfein
In a time of uncertainty, professionals spanning many fields—physicians, data scientists, researchers, scientists—united under a common cause. Their goal? Finding answers on COVID-19. With new research surfacing daily on COVID-19, time was critical. The virus was spreading, and every individual had their role to play. On the Merits presents Pandemic by Relativity, a short film debuting March 3, 2021.
Crew
Kristy Esparza
Yuri Kim
Winona Lozada
Nicholas Matejcak
Josh McCausland
Mary Rechtoris
Kael Rose
Fernando Sierra Jr.
JC Steinbrunner
Daniel Russell
Ansley Sawyer
Carl Sondrol
Cast
Rebecca BurWei, PhD
Sebastian Kohlmeier
Trish Gleason
José Morey, MD
Lucy Lu Wang, PhD
Tayab Waseem, PhD
Jose Meseguer Ripolles, PhD
Gabriel Preda
In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan switched its water supply to the river as a cost-saving measure, resulting in health issues for residents. On the Merits presents the story of how the city's residents and legal community are fighting to redress wrongs.
Crew
Nicholas Matejcak
Josh McCausland
Mary Rechtoris
JC Steinbrunner
Guss Tsatsakis
Kelly Velisek
Cast
Teresa Bingman
Rona Darkins
Debra Furr-Holden
Paul McVoy
Paul Novak
Monica Villarreal
Tiantha & Taylor Williams
Legal Team
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman
Cohen Milstein
Cynthia M. Lindsey & Associates
Goodman & Hurwitz, P.C.
Law Offices of Deborah LaBelle
Law Offices of Teresa A. Bingman, PLLC
McKeen & Associates, P.C.
Motley Rice
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, P.C.
Susman Godfrey
Trachelle Young & Associates
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.