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ROCK ISLAND PRISON 1864
SCREENING DETAILS
Thursday, August 20, 2026
7:00 AM
NETWORK SCREENING
myFRESHtv.com
Category
FEATURE SHORT
Duration
7M
Logline
At a Civil War prison, a runaway slave turned Union soldier guards Confederate POWs and fights for the power to never be enslaved again.
Director
JOY SHANNON
A Los Angeles filmmaker whose award-winning films explore identity, redemption, and resilience through bold storytelling. A Howard Uni alumna (BFA) and American University graduate (MA in Film), Joy has served as a juror for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, received grants from AFI and WETA, and lectured at Bournemouth University in the UK.
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