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DVD available for free to advocates

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:06:13 -0400

Due to our successful first round of DVD sales, we’re now making the 14-min documentary DVD “Echoes of Incarceration” available for free to advocates, non-profits, and other interested parties. If you would like a copy, email jeremy107@yahoo.com. You can also screen the whole film on Vimeo HERE.
Or watch it below.

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“Echoes of incarceration” on DVD - getting widely used by advocates

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:25:27 -0500

We’re incredibly excited that our first 14-minute documentary “Echoes of Incarceration” is already being enthusiastically embraced and used by advocates. In the past few months, its been screened at law schools, symposiums, and trainings across the country.
We also now have DVD’s available for sale HERE.
We’re hoping to make DVD’s free for advocates shortly - stay tuned.

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First Film Done! (For now...)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:26 -0500

(Reflection by Fathama Ahmed)

It’s over! We finally have a finished film! Its’ been a long road to get here.

We began with a practice project so we could learn the basic steps of filming, editing and making a film before starting the real documentary.

We learned about Final Cut Pro – in points, out points, click, tab, drag…. We learned to edit and cut out unwanted parts of the footage. Then we learned about adding the sounds.

Brainstorming, writing typing was our next step. We created questions that would reveal the reality of having a parent in prison. With our new skills, we went out and got scenes and interviewed children with incarcerated parents (including some members of our own group).
 We’ve listened and encouraged our interviewees. We arrived to work upbeat and ready to get the word out about the effects of parents in prison, but many times let in anger at the prison system and the government for treating people inhumanely.

Then came the long process of putting it ALL together.

And now we’re done! But not so fast. Its really just beginning. This film has to be watched and make the impact that we have been hoping for. More work is just beginning!

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A Rough-Cut is Here!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:47:12 -0400

We finally have our first rough-cut and it’s been getting great reactions from audiences (four people have cried so far). We screened for students a Cardozo Law School symposium, and for researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center, and we’re busily setting up the next events.

Our research team of Dominique and Isabel are also finishing another short film specifically focusing on the issue of post-prison college and the results of the research projects. Stay tuned!

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Editing Phase...

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:42:26 -0400

We’re now fully into post-production – weaving together our personal stories, expert interviews, and visuals we’ve been gathering the last few months. Our first rough-cut screening is scheduled at the Cardozo Law School on September 21st…. Stay tuned.

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