Stories of Struggle and Uprising

Two new documentaries about our prison system and its effects on society are opening in Portland.  Alien Boy director Brian Lindstrom is rolling out his new film Mothering Inside, a documentanry about the Family Preservation Project at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon’s only women’s prison.  And Bhawin Suchak's first feature The Throwaways throws a light on the plight of the homeless and unemployed as it follows the daily life of fellow filmmaker and ex-felon Ira McKinley.  Finally, Ronna Neuenschwander and Mary Holmstrom join us in the studio to preview the 25th annual Cascade Festival of African Films, this year highlighting the Nollywood film industry with the participation of ten visiting Nigerian directors.