Welcome to Inthrive Film Festival: Newport News
Join us on November 18 as we showcase the voices and talents of incarceration survivors at Christopher Newport University. Hosted by CNU's Center Crime, Equity, and Justice Research and Policy and in partnership with HR Cap & The Humanization Project, we will be hosting a day of film and conversation centered on the authentic experiences of people impacted by incarceration!
Come and be challenged, inspired, and motivated to take action!
FILMS:
Join us at Christopher Newport University!
Why attend?
Come be a part of the community of incarceration survivors, advocates, allies, and friends that are working to remove barriers to successful reentry!
Experience powerful films, meet fascinating people, and get connected with organizations working in the Fredericksburg area.
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
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18
11:00am System Impacts
Silence is Consent: The Indictment
Advocacy is Life or Death
The Candle
Panel: From Incarceration To Thriving
12:30pm Music & Incarceration
DJCX: How We Got FREER
Selection of Music Videos
1:30pm Films by Incarceration Survivors
Hidden Blueprints: The Story of Mikey
Shoebox
Chasing Redemption
Breaking Barriers
3:00pm Mental Health & The System
Dying in Prison
Where's My Coffee Cup?
Weekend Visits
The Cure Complex
4:30pm Incarceration's Impact
EXODUS
Processing
It's Not Okay
Finding Ma
All events are at
Gaines Theater in the Freeman Center
Christopher Newport University
Getting to the Festival
Christopher Newport Universtiy
The Gaines Theater is located in the Freeman Center on the campus of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. The main entrance is on the southwest side of the buidling, the side facing the main campus and opposite of Warwick Blvd.
You can use the map below to get driving and public transit directions.
We thank our Sponsors:
We're grateful for our National & Virginia Partners:
Thank you to our Hampton Roads Partners:
