Storyville: The Story of Karen & Omar Askia Ali (Work-in-Progress)
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The Story of Karen & Omar Askia Ali
by Julie Flandreau and Juliette Rando with Karen Ali
(USA, Work in Progress, 20 minutes)
When Karen fell in love with Omar Askia Ali, he was serving a life sentence at Pennsylvania’s most violent prison for a crime he did not commit. Over the following four decades, the couple transcended prison walls, collaborating to improve the lives of incarcerated people and to overturn Omar’s wrongful conviction. Five years into production and nearly completed, the feature-length documentary will trace the couple's extraordinary lives, relationship, and struggle to clear Omar’s name.
The Second Life of Freddie Nole
by Dana Nachman (USA, 2026, 21 minutes)
The film is a cinema verité documentary following Freddie Nole, who spent 50 years in prison for a mistake he made at age 17. He now meets newly released men at the prison gates, offering transportation, support, hope, dignity, and a path toward a second chance.
by Julie Flandreau and Juliette Rando with Karen Ali
(USA, Work in Progress, 20 minutes)
When Karen fell in love with Omar Askia Ali, he was serving a life sentence at Pennsylvania’s most violent prison for a crime he did not commit. Over the following four decades, the couple transcended prison walls, collaborating to improve the lives of incarcerated people and to overturn Omar’s wrongful conviction. Five years into production and nearly completed, the feature-length documentary will trace the couple's extraordinary lives, relationship, and struggle to clear Omar’s name.
The Second Life of Freddie Nole
by Dana Nachman (USA, 2026, 21 minutes)
The film is a cinema verité documentary following Freddie Nole, who spent 50 years in prison for a mistake he made at age 17. He now meets newly released men at the prison gates, offering transportation, support, hope, dignity, and a path toward a second chance.
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3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104
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