What These Walls Won't Hold | Trailer
Preview: Season 12 Episode 3 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.
Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD paints a portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison. Chan, formerly incarcerated himself, offers an insider's view delving into his own journey towards freedom, while amplifying the voices of his community and their loved ones on both sides of the prison walls.
Funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Reva and David Logan Foundation.
What These Walls Won't Hold | Trailer
Preview: Season 12 Episode 3 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Transcending the grim realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adamu Chan's WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD paints a portrait of resilience and hope blossoming within San Quentin State Prison. Chan, formerly incarcerated himself, offers an insider's view delving into his own journey towards freedom, while amplifying the voices of his community and their loved ones on both sides of the prison walls.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(lively music) ADAMU: We're all inside of this place trying to find our way out of here, but also trying to find a way to be together.
NATASHA DEL TORO: Adamu Chan first picked up a camera while he was incarcerated at San Quentin.
ADAMU: Finally, I found through filmmaking a way to access the thing that I needed most to heal the parts of myself that felt broken.
We are building community by using the power of telling our stories to change the system that incarcerated us.
NATASHA: Building relationships, in a place where so many feel alone.
- Relationships are active resiliency and a pushback against the isolation.
Isolation is actually a root cause to crime.
Without feeling loved, it's hard to love.
If you don't care, you're a dangerous person.
CROWD: Welcome home.
Welcome home.
Welcome home.
Welcome home.
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Beyond the Lens: What These Walls Won't Hold | Adamu Chan
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A conversation with WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD's Adamu Chan. (10m 26s)
What These Walls Won't Hold | A Second Chance
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An incarcerated man sees a second chance on the outside for himself and his family. (1m 9s)
What These Walls Won't Hold | Best Friends
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Best friends Adamu and Isa share their hopes and dreams while Adamu is incarcerated at San Quentin. (2m 27s)
What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking
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Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison. (22s)
What These Walls Won't Hold | Preview
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A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin. (30s)
What These Walls Won't Hold | The Root of Incarceration
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Rahsaan Thomas talks about incarceration and why people get involved in crime. (32s)
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Funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Reva and David Logan Foundation.