I just finished the Q and A for the first IDFA screening, it was very positive. It always feels good to show the film (The Farm: 10 Down) on a big screen, hard pressed to achieve the “emotion” of the Prison premiere, but it’s a smart crowd here and it’s been good conversation all week.

As well as trying to sell our films and be a good and attentive jury member, I am also here to learn more about the Charles Taylor project. I’ve got an appointment down in the Hague Sunday, but the chances of actually making contact with the ex-president is impossible. I don’t believe any journalist has had that kind of access. Right now, I just want to meet his lawyer.

Amsterdam is a party city, but that doesn’t mean I don’t need some sleep…. time for bed!

Click to read an interesting New York Times article about the recession behind bars, written by Kenneth E. Hartman, who was sentenced in 1980 to life without parole for murder. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/opinion/06hartman.html

THE FARM: 10 Down  was screened at the Mountain Summit Festival August 27-30, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado.  The festival, replete with speakers, films, food and art, brought together a community of thinkers for enlightening conversations on a variety of topics. 

New York must embrace legislation that would put an end to shackling pregnant prisoners during labor.  Click to read the New York Times article.

We’ve been doing some research about health care in United States prisons and came across this fascinating New York Times article. Check it out.