2025
Short Documentary(World Premiere)

A New Voice

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Audio description in-person & online
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Closed captions online
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Open captions in-person

A New Voice is a firsthand look into the upward journey of citizens returning to communities after incarceration. The film sheds some light on the rarely seen success stories of people who have transitioned home from prison and their impact on their communities.

Screenings

Virtual

August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

Mike Davis and Debbie Davis

Directors

Mike and Debbie are lifelong activists, community leaders, and filmmakers, while tirelessly fighting for their own freedom. The pair are aomong the 9 MOVE members who were individually sentenced to 100 years in 1978. Mike and Debbie’s resilience has never faltered, even as they continue to face the constraints of the carceral system while on parole

Year
2023
Runtime
16 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Mike Davis & Debbie Davis
Producer
El Sawyer, Gabriel Wiener, Jon Kaufman
Executive Producer
Asad Muhammad
Co Producer
Mike Davis Debbie Davis American Documentary, inc MING Media Scribe Video Center
Cast
Dana Lomax-Ayler, Debbie Davis, Felix Rosado, Kempis Ghani Songster, Mike Davis, Robert Davis, Robert Saleem Holbrook, Terrell Woolfolk-Carter, Tom Banks
Cinematographer
Jon Kaufman, Gabriel Wiener, Cobbina Frempong
Editor
Gabriel Wiener, Seven Halsema
Premiere
World

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