Films
Join us at Christopher Newport Univeristy!
Why attend?
In partnership with Christopher Newport University's Center for Crime, Equity, and Justice Research and Policy Inthrive Film Festival is a day full of films, panelists, artists, and community partners who have survived incarceration and gone on to thrive!
Come be a part of the community of incarceration survivors, advocates, allies, and friends that are working to remove barriers to successful reentry!
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
Saturday, February 1
11:00 AM Doors Open-visit with community partners
Noon Opening Remarks
12:30 PM Shorts on the Incarceration Experience
Cell Blocks to Mountain Tops: Restorative Justice & An Act of Mercy
From Pen to Paper
On Beyond Fences
Break
1:30 PM What These Walls Won't Hold
2:10 PM Panel: Incarceration & Community
Break
2:55 PM Transformation
Little April
3:05 PM Panel: From Incarceration to Thriving
Break
3:55 PM Being Free
Dinner Break
6:30 PM Songs From The Hole
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