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The Feminist on Cellblock Y (2018)

The Feminist on Cellblock Y poster
Directed by
Contessa Gayles
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a young man in a California prison who teaches feminism and challenges toxic masculinity among other incarcerated men. It follows his efforts to start conversations and change minds.

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What happens

The Feminist on Cellblock Y is an American documentary film directed by Contessa Gayles and produced with Emma Lacey-Bordeaux for CNN. The titular subject is Richie Reseda, an 25 year old man incarcerated at a prison in California who studies and organizes around feminism and toxic masculinity with his fellow young incarcerated men. The documentary premiered on CNNgo on April 18, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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