Meaningful Movies Presents: The Prison Within – Mar 19

Thurs Mar 19, 6 pm – 8:45 pm at the Center for Spiritual Living Ballard

Every 3rd Thursday we screen a documentary related to sustainability at the Center for Spiritual Living Ballard. In March we will be showing The Prison Within, which follows the powerful stories of survivors of violent crime and prisoners incarcerated for murder as they participate in an innovative restorative justice program to heal the roots of their untreated traumas.

Katherin Hervey’s The Prison Within is an unshrinking documentary that chronicles the effect of untreated trauma has on those incarcerated for murder in San Quentin prison, and the survivors left to deal with the aftermath of their actions. Determined to unearth empathy in unexpected places, former Los Angeles Public Defender and volunteer prison college instructor Katherin Hervey directs this introspective doc with clear-cut knowledge of the Justice System. Within the public at large, a lot of time is spent condemning those for their barbaric crimes, but minimal resources go into understanding why or how a criminal got to this point, and how to liberate them from the life of crime. However, some people are seeking to remedy this. Sujatha Baliga, director of The Restorative Justice Project, is one of many attempting to assist convicts who are looking to change.

A discussion follows the film. Speaker: Nate Stone, founder of Spír Candle Co. & Cathedral | Empowering Formerly Incarcerated Youth; plus some of his team. Candles will be available for sale during and after the discussion.

Intermission is sponsored by Mighty-O Donuts, Seattle’s First & Only all natural donut shop.