Movie Night Tomorrow (Thursday) - Lifters

Our very own video editor Mark Mederson is the filmmaker for this week's movie night.

Be there! Thursday @ 5:15 

Lifers is a one-hour documentary film that covers the life without parole (LWOP) prison sentence in America.  It features the stories of several inmates serving LWOP, including Douglas Dennis who has been incarcerated since 1957. In addition the film covers the story of Steve Watt, the victim of one of the lifers featured in the film.  Warden Burl Cain, the head of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, also gives viewers his take on the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" philosophy of the LWOP sentence. Viewers will also meet former lifer Ashanti Witherspoon and Professor Howard Zehr, an expert on the alternative sentencing method known as, Restorative Justice. One special feature in the film is the inclusion of the prison concert at Angola performed by the Weary Boys which includes performances by lifers.

Lifers also screened at 7 festivals across the country - winning the "audience choice" award at the Detroit Docs International Film Festival and the Bluegrass International Film Festival.