Dear friends,

FAMM’s new documentary film, “District of Second Chances,” will screen as part of two(!) film festivals in November. We hope you can make it to one or all of them!

Bowie State University

Fine and Performing Arts Center

Jericho Park Road, Bowie MD 20715

Nov. 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Tickets: mdsecondchances.eventbrite.com

Alexandria Film Festival

AA-196 Auditorium

AA-196, 500 Dawes Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22311

Nov 10, 2024 at 1:00 pm

Tickets: https://afffilmsthatmatter2024.eventive.org/films/670046eb46b260003ab2a11b

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.

We hope to see you at a screening next month!

Sincerely,