Storyville: Virtually Free by André Robert Lee

Virtually Free (USA, 2020, 40 minutes) by André Robert Lee

In this film, we follow three teens: Sid Taee, and AR currently being held in a Richmond, VA detention center, who are offered the chance to become activists speaking truth to power. Virtually Free is a documentary about unlikely allies who partner to transform the juvenile justice system and stop mass incarceration.

André Robert Lee is a filmmaker and educator who teaches filmmaking at the Germantown Friends School, where he has developed a film program for middle and upper school students. André has also served as a professor of writing at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. André’s work has explored various topics, from incarcerated youth and Civil Rights History to personal narratives of underrepresented communities.

Fight Until We Decay (USA, 2024, 9 minutes) by Ami Glazer

In collaboration with Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project (YASP), Fight Until We Decay film focuses on the experiences of formerly incarcerated youth and the historical and political contexts of youth incarceration in PA. This film amplifies YASP’s mission and illustrates the detrimental effects of youth incarceration through data and personal testimony.

Ami Glazer is a filmmaker and writer based in West Philadelphia and was a 2021 Recipient of the Leeway x IPMF Media Artist + Activist Residency.