Inthrive Film Festival-Merced: November 5-6, 2026
Films!
Featuring films made by or featuring the authentic voices and talents of incarceration survivors.
We're challenging the prejudices and preconceptions by creating space to share our stories on our terms for everyone to experience
Community!
Films bring us together and we're bringing them to UC-Merced and the MAC because we believe it's important that these stories and the men and women behind them are heard throughout the community.
Art
Films are just the begining. Meet community partners and get connected with organizations who are doing amazing things!
Schedule-all events are free!
November 5
Thursday
Incarceration & Second Chances
UC-Merced COB2 290
12:00pm - 1:15pm
A Theory of Change: Clemency
Tarik Shah - Don't Play Like Them
Autonomy and the Justice System
UC-Merced COB2 290
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Run It Back
So, Boom
Whispers Beyond Bars
Life After Incarceration
UC-Merced COB2 290
3:00pm - 4:15pm
The Next Act is Freedom
Breaking Barriers
November 6
Friday
Arts & Incarceration
The MAC
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Through film and conversation with local justice arts groups, discover how incarceration survivors use art to share their voices & talents, grow as individuals, and heal communities.
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