26.2 TO LIFE
MON, 12/4, 12:00pm, 90 min BAY STREET THEATER
Director Christine Yoo in attendance for Q&A
Director: Christine Yoo
Producers: Christine Yoo, Carolyn Mao, Sara Sluke, Hella Winston, Zahava Hirsch
Editor: Marcos Moro
Cinematographer: Cliff Traiman
“From prison dramas like HBO’s “Oz” to “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Escape from Alcatraz,” Hollywood has been obsessed with life behind bars and the lurid backstories of the incarcerated. However, “26.2 to Life,” a polished, engrossing documentary offers a nuanced, radically different perspective.” SF Arts
Set at San Quentin, California’s oldest prison, 26.2 to Life explores the crisis of over incarceration through the stories of three men living out life sentences. As they work to better themselves and be productive despite surviving behind bars, the men train for the most unique marathon in the world - 105 laps around an uneven dirt and concrete path that loops the prison’s crowded Lower Yard. This unique program helps them confront the challenges of aging, finding purpose and maintaining family relationships behind bars, all while grappling with the reality that they may never again see life on the outside.
Christine Yoo is a director, producer, writer, volunteer at San Quentin State Prison and co-founder of the San Quentin Film Festival. Yoo directed and produced the documentary short, A Conversation At Claudia’s, a special project for the Museum of Modern Art, co-wrote the cult anime series Afro Samurai, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and directed, produced and co-wrote the award-winning Korean-American rom-com Wedding Palace. 26.2 to Life is Yoo’s first feature documentary.
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