20 Years. 20+ Stories. One Enduring Mission.

Filmed in 2012, a year that saw Pacific Film Foundation filming inside the Valley State Prison for Women nine times, including a live concert on the prison grounds featuring legendary singer Melissa Manchester backed by the beautiful harmonies of the Inmate Choir. This clip also hears from inmates, including a scene depicting a mediation session conducted by a woman trained by noted voluntary mediation experts.

Filmed in 2005, this breakthrough documentary (PFF's first!) delved into basic science at the City of Hope. Oscar-winner Mark Jonathan Harris and Steve Albrezzi co-directed and Dave Hutchinson produced the film about 3 physician/scientists at COH, Laurence Cooper, Michael Jensen, and Steve Forman. These Oncologists were studying new forms of gene therapy and bone marrow transplantation to treat and even cure cancers.