CONDEMNED TO BE FREE
Dir. Rin Jung & Richard Rivera / 2023
Dir. Rin Jung & Richard Rivera / 2023
“Why do we live?” “What is freedom?” The filmmaker follows a formerly-incarcerated scholar, educator, and activist telling his story to seek answers to the philosophical questions on human being that are brought upon by the encounter with carceral system. This short personal documentary creates a filmic dialogue on the experiential and existential, yet poetic narratives of carcerality, becoming free, and desire for life.
2024 Lane Doc Fest Official Selection - WINNER
2024 United We Heal Film Festival Official Selection
2023 Black August Film Festival Official Selection - FINALIST
2023 Pembroke Taparelli Art and Film Festival Official Selection
2023 "The Ruptures of In/Justice" Literature Department Graduate Student Conference at University of California San Diego