Bibliograph

Since I been down, Prison Education LLC ; Jimmie Lewis Productions ; directed, written and produced by Gilda Sheppard ; written and produced by Saman Maydani ; produced by June Nho Ivers

Type

Label

Since I been down, Prison Education LLC ; Jimmie Lewis Productions ; directed, written and produced by Gilda Sheppard ; written and produced by Saman Maydani ; produced by June Nho Ivers

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Since I been down

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

1242239124

Responsibility statement

Prison Education LLC ; Jimmie Lewis Productions ; directed, written and produced by Gilda Sheppard ; written and produced by Saman Maydani ; produced by June Nho Ivers

Runtime

106

Summary

Kimonti Carter is serving life without parole in a Washington state prison based on a harsh 1990s three-strikes law, but rather than accept this condemnation, he has worked to transform inmates’ lives through education. His experience brilliantly elucidates the dehumanization and trauma that accompany incarceration, but also demonstrates the possibility of redemption even among those society has called irredeemable. Gilda Sheppard’s profound and revealing film represents a 12-year journey to investigate the circumstances and inequities that have landed a whole generation of African-American youth in prison

Technique

live action

Classification

Contributor