Welcome to Inthrive Film Festival: Central Appalachia
In partnershp with People, Inc, Virginia CARES, and Applshop we're returning to Central Appalachia with an expanded three day festival covering Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky!
Come and be challenged, inspired, and motivated to take action!
FILMS
Why attend?
In partnership with Virginia CARES & People, INC, Inthrive Film Festival returns to Abingdon on March 27 & 28 for two days of films, panelists, artists, and community partners who have survived incarceration and gone on to thrive!
Then on March 29 we're in Whitesburg, KY, with Applshop for an afternoon of films focused highlighting Eastern Kentucky and an oppourtunity for the community to come together to celebrate what's possible after incarceration.
What to expect
Be moved by films from incarceration survivors. Be inspired by spoken word performed by people still behind bars. Hear filmmakers share how they went from behind bars to behind the camera. Meet entrepreneurs who have changed their lives and are now pillars of their community. Meet incarceration survivors who are now changing policy at the local and national level by sharing their stories and using their talents.
Festival Schedule
Friday March 27 (Abingdon, VA)
6:00pm: Doors Open. Meet Community Partners & Vendors
6:30pm: Short Films on Incarceration's Impact on Families & Women
Weekend Visits
The Candle
Breaking Barriers
It's Not Okay
7:20pm: Conversation with Heather Jarvis, It's Not Okay filmmaker
8:00pm: Program closes
Saturday, March 28 (Abingdon, VA)
10:00am: Doors Open. Meet Community Partners & Vendors
11:00am: Short Films on Reimagining
Space To Breathe
Silence is Consent: The Indictment
The Cure Complex
12:15pm: Short Films on Aging
Dying in Prison
Where's My Coffee Cup?
1:05pm: Short Films on Incarceration to Thriving
Finding Ma
Processing
Hidden Blueprints: The Story of Mikey
Shoebox
2:05pm: Panel featuring local incarceration survivors
Sunday, March 29 (Whitesburg, KY)
3:00pm And Water Brings Tomorrow (followed by discussion)
5:45pm Calls From Home (followed by discussion)
Getting to the Festival: Abingdon, VA
Executive Auditorium-SWVA Higher Ed Center
Located at 1 Partnership Cir, Abingdon, VA 24210, the SWVA Higher Ed Center has ample free parking.
To access the auditorium enter through the door at the left end of the wall of windows from the main entrance.
Getting to the Festival: Whitesburg, KY
Applshop Headquarters
91 Madison St, Whitesburg, KY 41858
We thank our Sponsors:
We're grateful for our National & Virginia Partners:
Meet our Central Appalachia Community Partners
