Taking college courses had been going on for decades in California prisons, but in 2016, California State University Los Angeles became the first college to offer bachelor's degrees to people in prison.Now, eight of the states' 34 adult prisons have started or are soon to begin partnerships that award four-year degrees, making California a leader in expanding college degree programs into the state's prisons.The trend touches only a sliver of incarcerated people, however. While California incarcerates about 95,600 people in its prison system, about 230 enrolled in the fall in a bachelor's degree program. For the four men whose stories are told in this documentary, just the chance to earn the degree made it possible for them to see themselves living a different life outside of prison. Three ultimately got their sentences commuted. The fourth was paroled.

College In Prison: Life With The Possibility Of Transformation

Ling, a woman conducting music therapy for her dementia-stricken father, clashes with her older sister Munna's cautious approach. But when Dad mistakes Ling for his former mistress, the sisters must face newly uncovered family secrets and their unresolved conflicts.

Al Niente

Sophia, a young musician, arrives at an LA house party full of struggling twenty- somethings. She’s eager to ask her crush, Jacob, to be her date to her sister’s wedding, but his hot-and-cold behavior leaves her confused. As she confides in her distracted friends—each caught up in their own dramas—a deeper truth about their lives starts to surface. Through flashy dialogue, a flashback, and a literal flash mob, the Chasers pilot dives into the world of ambitious urban creatives, exploring the fine line between drive and exploitation, and the lies we tell ourselves to keep moving forward — all in one continuous 30-minute shot.

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