Final festival of the 2025-2026 Season!
Shenandoah Valley: September 23-26, 2026
Working with the Valley Justice Coalition and partnering with Eastern Mennonite Universities, Mary Baldwin University, Bridgewater College, the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, and Divine Unity Community Church, we're bringing the voices & talents of incarceration survivors to the Sheanandoah Valley!
In addition to films we'll be doing our first live stream event with EMU on Wednesday morning, hosting a conversation with community leaders and incarceration survivors about how the Staunton area can reimagine its numerous former carceral sites, and having a Saturday celebration recognizing incarceration survivors
2026-27 Season kick-off celebration!
Richmond, VA: October 1-4, 2026
Join us in Richmond, VA, as we kick-off the start of our 4th season with 4 days of films, speakers, and celebrations throughout the city! You'll have a chance to meet filmmakers, advocates, activists, and entrepreneurs who have gone from incarceration to thriving as we celebrate what's possible when we hear the authentic stories of incarceration survivors!
A Weekend in Richmond followed by a year around America!
Virginia Film Festival
October 25, 2026
We return to the Virginia Film Festival with a block of films celebrating what's possible after incarceration plus live music from FREER Records! This is a ticketed event. More info coming soon.
Merced, CA
November 5-6, 2026
Partnering with UC-Merced and the MAC along with student orgs and university departments we're elevating the lives of incarceration survivors in California's Central Valley.
Newport News, VA
Newport News, VA
November 2026
In partnership with Christopher Newport University & Virginia CARES we're bringing the voices and talents of incarceration survivors to the Hampton Roads community!
Petersburg, VA
Newport News, VA
November 17-19, 2026
Hosted by Virginia State University, we're bringing the powerful voice of incarceration survivors to one of the most over incarcerated cities in Virginia.
Phoenix, AZ
Early January 2027
Partnering with AZRSOL, grassroots orgs, and incarceration survivors we're bringing the community together to celebrate what's possible after incarceration.
Rock Hill, SC (Metro Charlotte)
February 17-18, 2027
Partnering with Winthrop University we bring the powerful, formative stories of incarceration survivors to metro Charlotte.
Boston, MA
Saratoga Springs, NY
March 15-18, 2027
Partnering with higher ed and local community orgs, we're creating a unique event that will bring together incarceration survivors, students, & the public to celebrate what's possible after incarceration.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Springs, NY
March 19-20, 2027
In partnership with Society Impact we're bringing the films and musical talents of incarceration survivors to Cafee Lena and Saratoga Arts.
Central Appalachia
Central Appalachia
Spring 2027
In partnership with Virginia CARES & WMMT we're heading to Central Appalachia for 3 days in 2 states as we show what's possible after incarceration with communities where prisons have an outsized impact.
Indiana
Danville, Virginia
Central Appalachia
Spring 2027
Partnering with Indiana CURE, Reform Alliance, and other community partners we'll bring the community together to celebrate the voices and talents of incarceration survivors in the Midwest!
Danville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
April 2027
In the heart of Southside Virginia we're partnering with Virginia CARES and local incarceration survivors to bring the community creating power of film and conversation to small town Virginia.
Maine
Danville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
April 2027
Partnering with the Maine Department of Corrections and grassroots organizations we're bringing a unique inside/outside film festival to Portland, Waldoboro, and Main State Prison so the community and prison residents can be inspired to believe in what's possible after incarceration.
Roanoke, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Summer 2027
Partnering with incarceration surviving filmmakers and the justice reform & faith commnities we'll celebrate what's possible after incarceration in the heart of the Roanoke Valley!
Brunswick CCAP
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Summer 2027
We return for the third time to this Community Corrections facility to inspire and challenge residents and staff to imagine what is possible for folks once they leave incarceration
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
September 2027
Working with the Valley Justice Coalition and partnering with local universities and places of worship, we're bringing the voices & talents of incarceration survivors to the Sheanandoah Valley!
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