Includes "One Million Experiments" | "Our Mothers' Daughters" | "Restless Faith" Rebuilding the City of Gary I &amp; II

What does safety in a world without police and prisons look like? What does it make more possible? Built out of Interrupting Criminalization and AirGo’s podcast of the same name, the half-hour film explores how we define and create wellness and reduce harm in a world without police and prisons. From a curated collection of community-based safety projects created in the midst of the 2020 uprising, One Million Experiments celebrates the work already happening to build solutions that are grounded in transformation instead of punishment and invites you to participate in the joyous work of liberation. We don’t need one answer to how we get free–we need one million experiments.
Through long-form interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects, 1ME expands our ideas about what keeps us safe, and celebrates the work already happening to build solutions that are grounded in transformation instead of punishment.

One Million Experiments

Our Mothers' Daughters is a documentary about 3 young women who have managed to navigate through their adolescence and early 20s while being caregivers to their mothers and raising children of their own. The film takes a deep dive into the minds and perspectives of children losing their parents and how they manage to push forward at various ages.

Our Mothers' Daughters

As the city of Gary fights to stand, Dennis Walton and key leaders collaborate their faith and forces together to rebuild the city in the midst of insurmountable odds.

Relentless Faith: Rebuilding the City of Gary (Episode 1)

With the future of Gary on the line, key leaders and grassroots workers explore what it takes to rebuild the city.

Relentless Faith: Rebuilding the City of Gary (Episode 2)

Films From Around the Way: Local and Regional Short Films

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