Van Jones attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark criminal justice bill on prison reform— and finding himself under fire from all sides in the new documentary The First Step.
The First Step
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THE FIRST STEP Trailer. Van Jones, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump Featured in Criminal Justice Reform Documentary
The First Step directed by Brandon Kramer
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2022 Oxford Film Festival Announces Lineup. Opens with SOUL KIDS Documentary
Soul Kids directed by Hugo Sobelman The 2022 Oxford Film Festival announced the lineup of official selections for the 19th annual edition of the film festival.
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Virginia Film Festival 2021 Unveils Diverse Lineup of 85 Films – ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘C’mon, C’mon’, ‘The Harder They Fall ‘
The French Dispatch Virginia Film Festival is back in-person in its 34th year with a vibrant and diverse program of more than 85 films, including 60 features, and an outstanding lineup of special guests and discussions. The 2021 VAFF will feature theatrical presentations as well as reprise last year’s popular drive-in series at the picturesque Morven Farm in eastern Albemarle County.
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‘Citizen Ashe’ Opens Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 30th Anniversary Lineup
Citizen Ashe by Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will kick off its 30th edition with the Opening Night presentation of Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller’s Citizen Ashe, followed by the Centerpiece Selections of E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue and CJ Hunt’s The Neutral Ground, with Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Julia screening on Closing Night.
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‘The Humans’ starring Steven Yeun to Open 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival
The Humans directed by Stephen Karam Tallgrass Film Festival gave a first look at some of the spotlight screenings at this fall’s 19th edition of the festival, opening with Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, and Richard Jenkins in The Humans, Stephen Karam’s adaptation of his Tony Award–winning multi-generational family drama.
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THE FIRST STEP. Van Jones Works to Pass Criminal Justice Reform in a Divided Administration in Documentary at AFI Docs
Van Jones and community leaders from West Virginia and South Los Angeles ride through downtown Los Angeles in a scene from THE FIRST STEP. Image courtesy of Meridian Hill Pictures and Magic Labs Media In these times of an extremely divided country and government, the new documentary The First Step follows CNN correspondent/Black progressive Van Jones, as he controversially crosses party lines to win bipartisan support for criminal justice reform and a more humane response to the addiction crisis during a divisive Trump administration. Jones puts everything on the line and risks relationships on both sides, as he tries to achieve what is truly an impossible task.
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Tribeca Festival 2021 Adds ‘Tribeca At Home’ Online Platform with Films Featuring Billie Eilish, Chris Paul
“They’re Trying to Kill Us” directed by John Lewis, Keegan Kuhn Tribeca Festival announced today the launch of its virtual hub, Tribeca At Home, an online platform to offer audiences, unable to attend the live, in-person events taking place June 9-20 across New York City this year, a flexible option to join in the fun from the comfort of their couch.
