Now in its 10th year, Docs In Progress brings its signature work-in-progress screening program to Decade of Docs In Our City. Be a part of the creative process as the audience gives constructive feedback to filmmakers on two new, almost-complete documentaries on local topics.
InsideOut
by Karen Ruckman
Lorton Prison was a sad rite of passage in the 1980s during the early days of mass incarceration. It was also a place where a unique photography program helped give prisoners discipline to survive on the inside and courage to strive for a stable life on the outside.
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High Hopes
by Jarrett Adams, Jaime Cantor, Paige Hymson, and Briah Stokes
At a time when much public attention has been on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington State, there are 20 other states and the District of Columbia which have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes -- with varying levels of restrictiveness. This documentary produced by University of Maryland journalism students explores the story of efforts to offer safe and legal medical marijuana in Washington DC and elsewhere.
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