Dear Friend,

I have great news! FAMM’s latest documentary film, “District of Second Chances,” will screen as part of the Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) next week, Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Bowtie Movieland at 5:00 PM EDT. Learn more and get your tickets here: https://riff.eventive.org/schedule/66b11c85ae56850026b5a9e3

In the middle of the pandemic, FAMM’s Video team decided to find out how second chance legislation was unfolding in FAMM’s own backyard. We started following three D.C. men—Anthony "Pete" Petty, Gene Downing, and Colie Levar Long—who were behind bars for violent crimes committed in their youth. Thanks to second chance reform, they now had the chance to petition for their freedom.

FAMM has long supported this kind of legislation, driven by the belief that people like Pete, Gene, and Colie change over time–and incarceration long past the point of necessity makes no one safer.

Don’t miss this special screening—get your tickets today: https://riff.eventive.org/schedule/66b11c85ae56850026b5a9e3

See you there,