While serving life sentences in a dangerously overcrowded and drug-saturated prison system, 50 men embark on a radical journey to become some of the first incarcerated Substance Abuse Counselors in the country.

This Friday, during Second Chances Month, Director Brenton Gieser is offering a special screening of THE 50 at The New Parkway in Oakland.

After the screening, we’ll be hosting the filmmaker q&a moderated by Cinemama Co-Director Niema Jordan.