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Welcome to the Inthrive Film Festival: South Bend

Join us for 3 days of powerful film, amazing speakers, and incredible community at venues around South Bend including Dismas Hub, the Leighton Auditorium in the St. Joe County Public Library in Downtown South Bend, and more as we celebrate the voices and talents of incarceration survivors!

Why attend?

In partnership with Reform Alliance, Indiana CURE, & Dismas House, Inthrive Film Festival is coming to South Bend from April 9 through 11 for a three days of films, 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 local folks sharing their stories. Meet entrepreneurs who have changed their lives and are now pillars of their community. Meet incarceration survivors who are now changing hearts and minds by sharing their stories and using their talents. 

FILMS

Festival Schedule

Friday, April 10

Time:  6:00PM - 8:30PM

Location: Dismas Hub, 402 E South St, South Bend, IN 46601


Experience a selection of short films on reentry at the Dismas Hub and hear from local incarceration survivors on how they've overcome barriers to successful reentry.


5:30 PM Doors Open

6:00 PM Welcome

6:10 PM Films: It's Not Okay, Chasing Redemption, Disrupted: Injustice, Trauma, and Healing

7:10 PM Discussion

Free Tickets

Saturday, April 11

Time: 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Location: 305 S Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601


Join us for a day of films, community, and celebration as you experience the stories, voices, and talents of incarceration surviviors from South Bend and around the country.


10:05 AM What's Next?

Processing

        Space To Breathe

10:40 AM BREAK

10:50 AM Families

Weekend Visits

        Autumn

        The Candle

11:30 AM Partner Org Introductions

NOON           BREAK

12:10 PM 9th & Gasoline Visual Album

1:05 PM BREAK

1:20 PM Incarceration's Impact

EXODUS

        Where's My Coffee Cup?

2:20 PM BREAK

2:40 PM Incarceration to Thriving

Shoebox

        Hidden Blueprints: The Story of Mikey

         The Cure Complex

3:30 PM Panel: Incarceration to Thriving

4:00 PM CLOSING


Free Tickets

We thank our Sponsors:

We're appreciative of our South Bend Partner:

We're grateful for our National Partner:

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