DocFest: The 50

Join us for post-screening Q&A with director Brenton Gieser and the crew!

In the dangerously overcrowded California State prison system, 50 men serving life sentences are given the opportunity to become substance abuse counselors. As the first-ever participants in the he Offender Mentor Certification Program, the group reckons with their own demons as they excavate the deep trauma of their fellow inmates. An intimate study on the possibilities of redemption.

Presented as part of San Francisco Documentary Festival 2023.