The Alabama Solution: A Discussion about the Oscar-nominated Documentary with Co-Producer Alex Duran

Free home screening of the film available the week prior to the event - instructions to be emailed out the week before the event

In 2019, filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Easterling Correctional Facility to film a religious revival meeting. During the visit, incarcerated men approached them off-camera with accounts of abuse and systemic failures within the prison system. This began a six-year investigation, during which incarcerated men used contraband cell phones to document conditions and communicate with the filmmakers.

The documentary centers on the death of Steven Davis, an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by prison guards. The film follows Davis's mother, Sandy Ray, as she seeks answers about her son's death. The documentary also profiles incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, who co-founded the Free Alabama Movement and organized protests from within the prison system.

The title refers to a phrase used by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, who insisted the state could address its prison problems without federal intervention.

6 pm reception/6:30 pm program
Free & open to the public. Registration required.