The San Quentin Film Festival — the first-ever movie pageant going down within a jail — has added a brand new title to its lineup: “4 Letters,” a documentary brief that was scored and govt produced by Common.
The pageant marks the primary business and press screening of “4 Letters,” however its world premiere befell on screens throughout all state prisons administered by California Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation in April as part of Second Probability Month, an initiative led by justice reform nonprofit Jail Fellowship.
“4 Letters” tells the story of software program engineer Charles Anderson earlier than, throughout and after his incarceration to comply with, per the official description, “his journey from the depths of the felony justice system to the heights of world tech giants.” Anderson, who serves as a producer on “4 Letters,” first found coding in jail earlier than utilizing the talent to attach with not too long ago incarcerated youth and talk about the “risk for redemption for all who’ve been impacted by the authorized system.”
The movie was directed by Bao Nguyen, who’s greatest identified for the 2024 documentary “The Best Evening in Pop,” which facilities the making of the track “We Are the World,” in addition to the 2020 Bruce Lee documentary “Be Water.”
Widespread govt produced “4 Letters” alongside Tamara Brown, Brad Jenkins and Calvin Williams. Apart from Anderson, producers embrace Deepti Rohatgi, Marie Cisco and Carolyn Mao, whereas David Schellhase, Mike Moffo and Natrina Gandana function consulting producers. The movie was produced in collaboration with Stardust Movies, Think about Justice, Slack for Good and Enfranchisement Productions. Karriem Riggens composed the rating with Widespread.
