Films
Join us at The SouthWest Virginia Higher Ed Center!
Why attend?
In partnership with Virginia CARES & People, INC, Inthrive Film Festival on May 2 & 3 for two days 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
Friday, May 2
6:00 PM Doors Open-visit with community partners
6:30 PM Songs From The Hole
8:20 PM Panel Discussion
8:50 PM Closing Remarks
Saturday, May 3
10:00 AM Doors Open-visit with community partners
11:00AM Opening Remarks
11:05 AM Shorts on the Incarceration Experience
AIRS
Cell Blocks to Mountain Tops: Restorative Justice & An Act of Mercy
On Beyond Fences
Break
11:45 AM Films on Transformation
Little April
Being Free
Break
1:30 PM Community
What These Walls Won't Hold
Panel: From Incarceration to Thriving
3:00 PM Closing Remarks
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