Squires of San Quentin (1978)

Directed by

J. Gary Mitchell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Inmates at San Quentin State Prison participate in a program called The Squires. They talk to troubled children about the consequences of crime to try to steer them away from it.

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What happens

Squires of San Quentin is a 1978 American short documentary film produced by J. Gary Mitchell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film was shot in San Quentin State Prison and depicts "The Squires", inmates who attempt to convince troubled children to avoid criminal behavior. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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