DocFest: The 50

  • Life serving inmates of California State prison system on a meeting

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.

Runtime
1h 31m
Year
2022
Director
Brenton Gieser
Format
DCP
Country
United States
Language
English
First Showing
June 3, 2023