The Work: Film Screening and Q&A
KinoDocs and the Art & Art History Department present a special screening of the documentary film THE WORK.
Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, THE WORK follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts. Over the four days, each man in the room takes his turn at delving deep into his past. The raw and revealing process that the incarcerated men undertake exceeds the expectations of the free men, ripping them out of their comfort zones and forcing them to see themselves and the prisoners in unexpected ways. THE WORK offers a powerful and rare look past the cinder block walls, steel doors and the dehumanizing tropes in our culture to reveal a movement of change and redemption that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.
THE WORK won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Competition at SXSW in 2017 and was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Competition at Sheffield Doc Fest in 2017.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Executive Producer & CEO of the Inside Circle Foundation James McLeary, Producer Miles McLeary, and Eldra Jackson, a participant in the film.
About the Inside Circle Foundation
The Inside Circle Foundation (ICF) is a not for profit organization (501c3) dedicated to the inner personal growth of men in prison. The goal of the ICF is to create environments in which prisoners can work and explore the issues in their lives that have prevented them from living up to their full potential as human beings. In these environments the ICF primarily utilizes self-help discussion groups and creative writing techniques such as journaling, autobiography, and poetry to achieve the inner development necessary to become healthy contributing members of our society.
About KinoDocs
A screening series curated by the 2nd year Stanford Documentary Film M.F.A. cohort. Presenting diversity and innovation from a maker perspective.
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