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Amity's Work in Prison Makes Great Documentary (continued)
Amity Foundation is very proud to announce our participation in the making of Lifers: Reaching for Life Behind the Walls This is a very provocative film about the personal experience of participants in our Amity prison program, that are serving life sentences. It takes the viewer into the personal process of change that Amity, in all our programs, is trying to facilitate. “Lifers” was made by award winning director and producer, Kaori Sakagami and her crew, who made two previous videos, “Coming out of Darkness,” and “Miller on Monsters.” The film shows footage taken at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, The California State Prison- Los Angeles County ( Lancaster), and at Amistad de Los Angeles—it also shows some footage in Compton, California. Individuals featured in the film are Reyes Orozco, Kelvin Goshen, Naya Arbiter, Charles Goshen, and Jimmy . This film was accepted by the New York International Film and Video Festival and had it’s U.S. Premiere in July 2004 . In attendance with Kaori was Charles, his wife, Kelvin, his daughter, Jimmy Keeler, Roger and Rita Craig (Roger did the sound track); Carol Zaragoza, and Charles & Kelvin’s Aunt. We are pleased to announce that it took home the Best Documentary award in the International Category. Amity foundation has already begun to use this film in it’s own curriculum and believes it will offer great inspiration for its students, many who have or are still living in prison , and in-site to those who hope to change before this becomes a part of their reality. The possibility of change can exist when we speak honestly about ourselves and Amity was proud to help Kaori in bringing this important story to life. “This is a tremendous piece of work and we all owe Kaori a big 'thank you' for the incredible work she did to make this idea a reality. I really wanted to tell the story of the lifers---of the work that they have done over all these years. I hope that this film is widely seen and will make some difference in people’s perceptions.” - Rod Mullen CEO Amity Foundation Rod Mullen and Naya Arbiter will be going to Japan for two weeks in September to say “thank you” to the many individuals, corporate, and university sponsors who paid for the film. ”Lifers” will be shown again at the New York Film Festival in Los Angeles Sunday October 3, 2004 at 2:10 pm More about LIFERS> |
Amistad Celebrates Anniversary Amistad de Los Angeles celebrated four years of hard work on June 17 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the facility located in South Central Los Angeles. The 'official ribbon cutting' was done by California Sen. Gil Cedillo, the featured speaker, Mary Phillip, the Director of the Office of Substance Abuse Programs at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's CRCR-- (which provides most of the funding) and Jim L'Etoile, Director of Parole for CDCR (and the first project manager for Amity's nationally known project at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility, which began in 1990.
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