MARCH FORTH - Documentary

This documentary is a powerful exploration into the life of Reginald Dwayne Betts, Yale Law School graduate and award-winning author, who transformed his time in prison into purpose.
Emmy-award winning director Robe Imbriano makes his Tribeca debut alongside Emmy-nominated co-director Valerie Hong with March Forth, a moving mixed-media documentary on the life of Reginald Dwayne Betts, who was incarcerated in an adult prison at just 16 years old. It explores the lasting impact of serving time in adult prison as a teenager and how Betts continues to subvert the odds. After his release, Betts went on to become an acclaimed poet, author, lawyer, activist and MacArthur Genius Award winner.
Part biography, part performance, viewers are challenged with this intimate look at the life of Reginald Dwayne Betts. Through live performance, animation, poetry and memoir excerpts performed by Brian Tyree Henry, we grapple alongside Betts as he navigates who he was and who he’s become while he returns to prisons to create libraries with his Freedom Reads nonprofit.