Peters Education Center Auditorium (West of Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center Building)
Discussants: Discussants: Dolores Canales (Protagonist & Activist), Jack Morris (Protagonist and advocate), Mark Taylor (Project Rebound coordinator at Cal Poly Humboldt), and Lavelle Miller (Project Rebound Student assistant at Cal Poly Humboldt)
Amidst the redwood trees on the California-Oregon border sits one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Pelican Bay is a labyrinthine construction of solid cement blocks – a supermax prison – opened in 1989 and designed specifically for mass-scale solitary confinement. For decades, it held men alone in tiny cells indefinitely. Then one day in 2013, 30,000 prisoners went on hunger strike. Directed by JoeBill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey, The Strike weaves together, thread-by-thread, a half-century of personal and criminal justice history into a single, compelling narrative around the drama of the 2013 hunger strike to end indefinite isolation. Grounded in testimonies from the hunger strikers themselves, the film details how the protest was conceived from a whisper inside the halls of Pelican Bay to a colossal feat across California prisons. With unprecedented access to state prison officials and never-before-seen footage from inside Pelican Bay, The Strike reveals the panic that gripped the highest echelons of state government. Told through the stories of the men who bore the brunt of this practice, the film goes beyond making a case against solitary confinement. It illuminates the power of organizing and prisoner-led resistance, and in doing so, flips the true-crime genre on its head. 86 minutes.
Sponsor: Project Rebound
CineCulture club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, please contact us in advance of your participation.
CineCulture brings films and filmmakers from around the world to share their experiences, visions, and voices with our community. For 18 years, these films and post-discussions with directors, respected guest speakers, and local professors with relevant expertise have fostered and affected intercultural understanding of critical issues that deeply inform our local, national, and international awareness.
Last spring I was notified that CineCulture, like other programs, is facing a significant funding reduction. Much appreciated, grants from Associated Students in the past have gone towards securing performance rights for films (required for community screenings), guest director/artists’ honorariums, travel, and hotel expenses.
This summer, I was informed that screening rights for films can no longer be paid using Associated Students grants I’ve received for the past 18 years. However, thanks to the generous contributions by community members, we can continue screening films and welcome the community! Without your support, CineCulture would have ended last spring. Please accept my heartfelt thanks! It’s an honor and privilege to continue bringing independent and foreign films to our community.
During these challenging times, the films and filmmakers we invite not only educate and inspire us but are, as Harry Belafonte would remind us, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth.” My hope is that, together, we can gather the support needed to continue this vital, creative international exchange program.
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