Filmmakers Screen Documentary Aimed at State's Three Strikes Law

FILMMAKERS SCREEN DOCUMENTARY AIMED AT STATE'S THREE STRIKES LAW

25 to Life Tells Stories of Loss Compounded by Archaic Justice Policy

 

Newport Beach,CA--CSU Film School Grads Deloss Pickett and Michael Dallum are having the Southern California premiere of their first feature-length film, 25 to Life, at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival. The film analyzes California's most controversial sentencing law and its contribution to the rising national prison population, currently at 2,000,000 people.

 

According to the filmmakers, shooting the documentary was, at times, dangerous. They entered five state penitentiaries, including one women's facility, to interview several inmates. Those interviewed are serving 25-to-life sentences for nonviolent felonies.

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Influential policy makers such as Former Governors Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, San Diego County DA Bonnie Dumanis, Congressman Dan Lungren and, author of the "Three Strikes and You're Out" law, Mike Reynolds make appearances in the film. The duo also interviewed several policy experts such as Prof. Frank Zimring of U.C. Berkeley, Erwin Chemerinsky of Duke University, Vincent Schiraldi of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services and Jason Zeidenberg of the Justice Policy Institute, in Washington D.C.

 

Overall, Pickett and Dallum spent two years interviewing everyone from politicians and experts to crime victims and inmates' deteriorating families. The resulting battle of ideals is still shaping California's justice system, with many social repercussions.

"It's very emotional interviewing families who had to deal with this law," says Pickett.

In regards to their motivation, Dallum said, "We want to just make movies that tell great stories and touch people emotionally".

 

25 to Life will be showing at the Newport Beach Film Festival Saturday April 26^th, 2008, 4:15pm at Edwards Islands Cinemas, Theatre 4.

Further information at www.25toLifeMovie.com and www.IntheEyeFilms.com

Advanced Tickets:http://newportbeach.bside.com/2008/films/25tolife_newportbeach2008

 

In the Eye Films is a company formed by Deloss Pickett and Michael Dallum specializing in independent and eclectic documentary production.

Press Contact: Greg Dugan -310 855 9359- itefdocs@gmail.com

( PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT TICKETS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED; PLEASE USE THE LINK ABOVE TO PURCHASE TICKETS )

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