‘The Alabama Solution’ Film Screening
Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up.
In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here that are being kept secret from the public. This sparks an immersive 6-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of what the film calls “the nation’s deadliest prison system.”
With unprecedented direct access, the filmmakers learn from incarcerated men about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident, and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds.
Join us for a screening of the Oscar-nominated new documentary Alabama Solution, followed by a Q&A with director and producer Andrew Jarecki
Film image courtesy HBO; speaker photo courtesy of the speaker.
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
Taube Family Auditorium
110 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
Andrew Jarecki
Director and producer, The Alabama Solution; Creator, “The Jinx” (HBO) and Capturing the Friedmans
Moderator: David Muhammad
Executive Director, National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform