Screening of Oscar-Nominated Documentary: The Alabama Solution

Boston University Howard Thurman Center

Following a network of brave incarcerated activists, The Alabama Solution exposes the brutal reality of America's deadliest prison system.

Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

This screening is presented by BU's Survivor Advocacy, Response &amp; Prevention Center, Howard Thurman Center, Prison Outreach Initiative and Public Interest Law Students. In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here and being kept secret. This sparks an immersive six-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of one of the nation’s deadliest prison systems. Through unprecedented direct access and video shot on contraband cell phones, the filmmakers learn from the men inside about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds. Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents THE ALABAMA SOLUTION. Directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman; co-produced by Alelur “Alex” Duran, Page Marsella, and Beth Shelburne. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.

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