San Quentin Film Festival

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19 films in package
Dying Alone
Dying Alone offers an important look into the lives of those afflicted with terminal illnesses behind bars.
Every Second
Closed captions available
Fractured States
Home For Good: Troy's Journey Home from Prison through PIR
Once sentenced to life in prison, Troy is released thanks to the same prosecutor’s office that put him behind bars. Now back home, this film offers a glimpse into a day in his new life.
Healing Through Hula
A film produced entirely by incarcerated people. Sāle, an incarcerated man, seeks redemption and discovers it in a surprising place, a group of men practicing hula.
In The Matchbox
Little April
How We Heal Each Other: Ny Nourn
Ny Nourn is the Co-Director of the Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC), a Bay Area coalition that provides direct support to incarcerated Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Ny works to dismantle the prison to deportation pipeline and bring community members home.
Return from the Dead
"Return From the Dead: People v. Stephen Joseph Bennett" is a gripping documentary that follows Stephen Bennett's transformation from a Super Bowl Sunday 2006 crime to his extraordinary legal odyssey for freedom.
The Prison Show
Shoebox
The Quilters
The Quilters follows a men's quilting group inside a maximum security prison as they create personalized quilts for local foster children. Through this process we witness the power of art to restore an individual's view of themselves and others.
The Strike
The Strike is a feature documentary that tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.
Two Wolves
Prison is dark and hopelessness is darker. But the path forward starts with self-empowerment and there are many examples before and around us of how to reach our potential and achieve liberation.
Unhoused and Unseen
Unhoused & Unseen is a short documentary produced in collaboration with students of the University of California, Berkeley highlighting the paths of Kolby Southwood and George “Mesro” Coles-El. It explores the stigma of being unhoused, the unhoused-to-incarcerated pipeline, and their formative years
5 Block
Follow Jose Flores, a convicted criminal serving a life sentence, who, despite overwhelming challenges and adversity, discovers his inner strength and transforms into a beacon of hope and redemption for himself and others.
Closed captions available
Background
An exploration into the growing crisis caused by America’s obsession with arrests and background checks, and what it takes to build a fairer future of work for all.
BANG!
With no employment and two small children, a mom is pushed to her breaking point.
Becoming Forward This

Dying Alone is a story of three incarcerated men who discover that they have serious health issues; two of them are terminally ill. As a result, they are forced to file a “Compassionate Release,” which could get them out of prison before dying. Racing against time, they must convince the prison officials of San Quentin and the court system that they are worthy of release.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    10 min
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Director
    B. "Raheem" Ballard
  • Producer
    Matt Sheppard
  • Cinematographer
    Salvador Joaquin
  • Editor
    B. “Raheem” Ballard
  • Sound Design
    B. “Raheem” Ballard. Instrumentals produced by: Salvador Joaquin
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