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Prison-Set Documentary ‘Daughters’ To Close Inaugural San Quentin Film Festival, First Cinematic Festival Ever Held Behind Bars


Netflix's 'Daughters' will serve as the closing night film at the inaugural San Quentin Film Festival, taking place at the California state prison.

EXCLUSIVE: Daughters, the award-winning Netflix documentary set behind the walls of a Washington DC prison, will serve as the closing night selection of a new film festival taking place at California’s San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Guests include entertainment industry leaders – executives and artists – along with donors, foundations, community-based organizations and partners working in the field, and formerly-incarcerated filmmakers. “The SQFF represents a groundbreaking event in the context of rehabilitative programming and the integration of the arts within the prison system,” commented Nancy Lefkowitz, EVP Tribeca Enterprises.

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