On this edition of Prison Pipeline: From Prison to Palestine: $17.74.
Host Emma Lugo is joined in conversation with Justin Mashouf and Hamzah Furqani to discuss the new documentary $17.74.
In the documentary $17.74, young filmmaker Justin Mashouf follows the transformative journey of Hamzah Furqani, a former gang member incarcerated since the 1980s, when an act of compassion for the people of Gaza amidst prison walls sparks a viral movement of solidarity and hope.
Earlier this spring, $17.74 made its California premiere at the Oscar-qualifying American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs. The festival appearance marked the film’s public debut, kicking off its 2025 screening campaign.
As public discourse on Palestine faces unprecedented censorship in the United States, $17.74 brings an urgent and deeply human story to the screen—amplifying voices of resistance from unexpected places and reminding audiences that even within the confines of incarceration, compassion and defiance can flourish—and sometimes, even go viral.
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