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Surviving Criminalization: Films on Incarceration & Family Detention

Sundance Kabuki Cinema
San Francisco, CA

The Equal Justice Society, The ACLU of Northern California, The Commonweal Institute and the San Francisco Film Society present the West Coast premiere of two powerful new films: The Least of These, the acclaimed documentary film on the human and political dimensions of immigrant detention, and The Trust. Buy tickets and learn more.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with the films' directors and lead characters.

Putting a human face on the issue of incarceration, THE TRUST follows three men determined to stop the cycle for themselves, their families and their communities. The mens experiences are contextualized by expert testimony, which explores the historical and contemporary Corrections System providing a framework to understand how our prison population has grown from 200,000 to over 2.3 million in less than 40 years. The Trust is currently in production, and we will screen a 20-minute trailer.

THE LEAST OF THESE, the second film, explores one of the most controversial aspects of U.S. immigration policy - family detention. The Least of These takes a penetrating look at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a former medium-security prison that re-opened in 2006 as a prototype family detention center. The facility houses immigrant children and their parents from all over the world who are awaiting asylum hearings or deportation proceedings.

As troubling information about facility conditions began to leak out, legal advocates proceeded to investigate. The film tells the stories of their quest to bring justice to families in detention, and explores the role (and limits) of community and legal activism in bringing about institutional change. This feature-length screening will be the West Coast premiere of The Least of These.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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