Screening of Oscar-Nominated Documentary: The Alabama Solution

This screening is presented by BU's Survivor Advocacy, Response & Prevention Center, Howard Thurman Center, Pr*son Outreach Initiative and Public Interest Law Students.

In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama Pr*son to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here and being kept secret. This sparks an immersive six-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of one of the nation’s deadliest Pr*son systems.
Through unprecedented direct access and video shot on contraband cell phones, the filmmakers learn from the men inside about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds.

Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents THE ALABAMA SOLUTION. Directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman; co-produced by Alelur “Alex” Duran, Page Marsella, and Beth Shelburne. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.

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