NEW DOCUMENTARY: "BEYOND BARS"
Do you care about issues of mass incarceration and racism in criminal justice? Or how grassroots movements and coalitions can win change? Or how big money can deform elections? Or do you simply like to watch well-crafted documentaries on important social issues? If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you’ll want to see an amazing new movie, “Beyond Bars,” which tells the poignant and personal story of former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. When he was a baby, both of his parents – ex-members of the Weather Underground— began serving decades in prison. It’s a movie about resilience and Chesa Boudin’s relentless pursuit of criminal justice reform. The movie was directed by Robert Greenwald. Beginning this week, our friends at Brave New Films are planning to distribute it far and wide. For free. Click here to view the 3-minute trailer and to sign up to host a free screening in your community, or even in your living room. Some activists may want to set up a screening at a local library, community center, church or theater. Others may just want to view it at home with a couple of friends or family members. Some may want to use the movie as a fundraiser for their nonprofit group. However you want to screen this movie, click here. “I’ve watched hundreds of documentaries and coproduced several of them,” says RootsAction cofounder Jeff Cohen. “This is one of most moving documentaries I’ve seen in years.”  | 
