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CWC Docs: What These Walls Won’t Hold - A Conversation with Adamu Chan

CWC Docs: What These Walls Won’t Hold - A Conversation with Adamu Chan

Update: 2025-06-07
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Filmmaker Adamu Chan joins UC Santa Barbara’s Althea Wasow for a powerful conversation about "What These Walls Won’t Hold", a documentary he created while incarcerated at San Quentin during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film, which aired nationally on PBS’s "America ReFramed", captures the resilience and activism of incarcerated people and their communities in the face of crisis. Chan shares how filmmaking became a tool for resistance and healing, offering an inside look at life behind bars. This discussion explores the film’s creative process, its social justice impact, and the importance of centering incarcerated voices. It’s an inspiring program about storytelling, humanity, and the power of community—even in the most challenging circumstances. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40540]
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CWC Docs: What These Walls Won’t Hold - A Conversation with Adamu Chan

CWC Docs: What These Walls Won’t Hold - A Conversation with Adamu Chan

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