What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking
Clip: Season 12 Episode 3 | 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison.
They say art heals and it is what director Adamu Chan discovered when he picked up a camera while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Chan, who worked with others on the inside, learned filmmaking, shared his art through videos, and found a purpose that led to healing and eventually making the documentary, WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD.
Funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Reva and David Logan Foundation.
What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking
Clip: Season 12 Episode 3 | 22sVideo has Closed Captions
They say art heals and it is what director Adamu Chan discovered when he picked up a camera while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Chan, who worked with others on the inside, learned filmmaking, shared his art through videos, and found a purpose that led to healing and eventually making the documentary, WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD.
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