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W. Kamau Bell is applauding the filmmakers who participated within the first main movie pageant held at San Quentin Rehabilitation Middle … revealing there’s some budding expertise inside the establishment’s partitions.
We caught up with the comic and TV host on “TMZ Live” Wednesday, the place he shared perception into how the star-studded pageant got here to be … and teased what could possibly be in retailer for the collaborating prisoners.
As Bell put it … the pageant happened after WKB visited California’s oldest jail — previously generally known as San Quentin State Jail — for an episode of “United Shades of America,” the place he met author and former inmate Rahsaan Thomas … who went on to co-found the pageant after staying in contact.
Per Bell, there are many artists who come and volunteer to work with the inmates … which is how they have been “trained by great filmmakers” to undertake their very own initiatives.
Nevertheless, since they’re unable to rent outdoors actors, Bell famous most of the incarcerated contributors make documentaries about their time in San Quentin … however not the everyday jail docs you see on TV.
He added … “Remember, there are more Black men in therapy by percentage in San Quentin then there are Black men in therapy on the outside. So, these are very self-actualized sensitive human beings, who are smart and hard-working.”
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The pageant passed off final week and noticed notable celeb attendees, together with Kerry Washington and comic Jerry Seinfeld.
A number of of the movies will reportedly be obtainable for viewing within the close to future.
