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A Mother’s Letter

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Director's Notes, News & Updates | February 5, 2013 at 9:28 pm , by Unlikely Friends

Guest blog written by Bettye Sweet I was so inspired by your film, that here I am, 8 years later, writing this letter to the person who killed my son. Dear David Cunningham: I’m sure you’re surprised to hear from...

Our Narrator – Mike Farrell

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, News & Updates | September 24, 2012 at 7:38 pm , by Unlikely Friends

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Mike Farrell, acclaimed actor of M*A*S*H, is not only the consummate professional with a dynamic voice, he is a decent human being. One who uses his art, fame and life to make this world a better place for us all....

The Courage to Act

Posted in: Director's Notes, News & Updates | August 15, 2012 at 6:06 pm , by Unlikely Friends

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In one word, how would you describe the recent “Responsibility, Rehabilitation & Restoration: A Symposium on Crime, Punishment and the Common Good in California” Conference at Loyola Marymount University last week? COURAGE! The courage to be an activist for restorative...

How I was I was inspired to make Unlikely Friends

Posted in: News & Updates | July 10, 2012 at 10:41 pm , by Unlikely Friends

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Nelson, the bank robber featured in my first documentary, Road to Return, was consumed with an overriding compulsion to visit the bank he robbed after he was released from prison and APOLOGIZE. He told me the story. Sitting around a...

Why I make documentaries on criminal justice reform.

Posted in: News & Updates | June 28, 2012 at 6:53 pm , by Unlikely Friends

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I was schooled in criminal justice reform by a former bank robber. Nelson had his sentence commuted by the Governor of Louisiana a couple of years prior to us sitting in a van outside the prison he had been housed...