TIME: BOOK SIGNING, FILM SCREENING, & CONVERSATION

617 Texas Street,Shreveport LA 71101

12 February, 2023

Description

The Robinson Film Center Hosts Special Guests for a Book Signing, Film Screening, and Conversation About Carceral JusticeFox and Rob Richardson, of the Academy Award-nominated documentary TIME, Dive Deep into the Untold Story of the Incarceration that Separated Them, the Love that Sustained Them, and the Miracles that Brought them Back Together in New Book Tour and Film Screenings. The Robinson Film Center is pleased to host the book signing and Shreveport film premiere of the Academy Award-nominated, full-length documentary TIME, and to be a part of the statewide tour "Families, Faith, and Fairness in Sentencing" on Sunday, February 12th from 1-4pm. Fox and Rob Richardson will be present for book signings as well as for a Q & A after the film screening. The talk will be moderated by special guest. The event is FREE and open to the public, however, due to limited seating, pre-registration is highly encouraged. Participants can also pre-order a book during registration or purchase one at the event. For more about the Robinson Film Center and to view the trailer, visit http://robinsonfilmcenter.org/#/time/. Despite its worldwide acclaim, due to COVID the 2020 documentary TIME has never premiered in Louisiana. Through this thoughtfully designed statewide tour, the viewing of the film will be combined with a panel discussion and Q & A with the film’s subjects and authors of Time: The Untold Story of the Love That Held Us Together When Incarceration Kept Us Apart (releasing February 7, 2023). Fox and Rob Rich will take participants into a deeper discussion of how faith, strength, and community organizing not only brought Rob home, but has served to free countless others. And their fight continues. The film showings and book launch take place during Black History Month, and attendees at the Robinson Film Center, Shreveport, event on February 12th, can purchase the new book, have it signed by the authors, view the film, and participate in an engaging Q & A with the authors and one of the leading voices on carceral justice. The tour will continue to Baton Rouge. The significance of these cities goes beyond the geographic coverage of the state by beginning at the entry point for slavery in Louisiana – and the country – of New Orleans and ending in Shreveport, the last stand of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Baton Rouge provides a focus on the heart of legislative power for the state. The showings will also provide an opportunity for participants to learn about how prosecutors play an integral role in remedying some of the harms of the criminal justice system. TIME amplifies the multitude of problems underlying the criminal legal system, sentencing laws, and harms within carceral institutions while highlighting the strength of black families through this powerful story of fortitude, faith and love. The Academy Award nominated full-length documentary TIME (2020) tells the story of Fox and Rob Rich’s relentless fight for each other and justice, despite America’s broken prison system, while its literary companion, Time (2023), tells the untold story of the love that kept them together when incarceration kept them apart. As Rob survived two decades at America’s bloodiest penitentiary and Fox raised their sons solo, they never stopped fighting for Rob’s freedom and for their futures against the statistical odds. This tour is to help raise awareness that Louisiana is still the largest incarcerator in the world, to discuss why that is, and to discuss what we can do about it.