Inthrive Film Festival Day Two
Opens on September 25
Run Time: 210 min.
Join us for the first Columbus Inthrive Film Festival, celebrating the voices and talents of incarceration survivors.



The Day Two schedule is below:
- 5:00 PM – Doors Open
- 5:30 PM – Opening Remarks followed by Shorts Block: Imagining What’s Possible – runtime 1:28:15
- From Pen to Paper (2023) – runtime 27:15 – Step inside a writing program brings together incarcerated men and college students. Through shared stories and unexpected connections, they find hope and humanity in prison.
- A Bridge To Life (2024) – runtime 30:00 – The inspiring story of Pastor William Washington, who journeyed from homelessness & incarceration to transformative leadership.
- Until We All Count (2023) – runtime 16:00 – Thousands of people cannot vote because of a felony conviction. Page and Kareemah, two friends from prison, have different stories but a common goal, to raise awareness and end the discriminatory practice of taxation without representation.
- 15 minute break
- 7:15 PM – Shorts Block: Incarceration Survivors – runtime 1:38:30 – Followed by Filmmaking, Art, & Advocacy Discussion with Twyana Davis and Kamisha Thomas and
- Silence is Consent: Indictment (2023) – runtime 10:00 – The second part of a trilogy, Indictment follows the perspective of the Prosecutor. Delve into the complex world of prosecutor discretion and qualified immunity in this thought-provoking film.
- Finding the Light (2024) – runtime 21:45 – Donna and her team at ALPOL are more than just a ride home. They’re a lifeline, helping women released from prison rebuild their lives and advocate for a more supportive reentry system.
- Little April (2024) – runtime 7:45 – A cinematic and ultimately magical path to transforming our youth justice system.
- Two Wolves (2023) – runtime 6:00 – Prison is dark and hopelessness is darker. But the path forward starts with self-empowerment and there are many examples before and around us of how to reach our potential and achieve liberation.
- Broken Systems (2023) – runtime 18:00 – The Impact of Incarceration on a person is profound, often leaving traumatic, mental and emotional scars long after stepping out of prison. Restrictive & sometimes arbitrary parole terms can extend incarceration and make it easier to recidivate. Parole should be a tool to help people successfully reintegrate into their communities, not another form of punishment.
- Inthrive Film Festival Closing Remarks
See the Day One schedule See our upcoming films