''Since I Been Down' screening

On Friday, October 2 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and the Cleveland International Film Festival will host a free, online exclusive screening of “Since I Been Down” directed by Gilda Sheppard.

“Spotlighting Kimonti Carter, “Since I Been Down” follows a group of prisoners as they break free from their fate and create a model of education that is transforming their lives, their communities, prisons, and our own humanity.

“This film is the dramatic story of how gangs, fear, and power arrested the development of one American community– and how in their rush to discard the poorest, and targeting brown and black youth for a false sense of safety, security and prosperity, an entire generation disappeared.

Watch the trailer of the documentary here.

To register for the free, online exclusive screening here.

Finally, if you want to get involved on campus with a program that directly relates to the criminal justice system, contact Dr. Sarah Lazzari at slazzari@heidelberg.edu or contact Writers in Residence at writersnresidence@gmail.com to learn more about their work teaching creative writing to youth who are incarcerated.