The San Quentin Film Festival, which in October became the world’s first-ever film festival inside of a prison, is returning for a second year.
The festival was founded by Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, a filmmaker who was previously incarcerated at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, and San Quentin volunteer Cori Thomas (no relation).
“For 2025, the goal is to expand the impact by being more inclusive,” Rahsaan said in a statement. “That starts with finding ways for people incarcerated beyond the walls of San Quentin to participate too.”
“Making it possible for people to experience this population on the basis of what they can do,
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