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A SHORT FILM BY JOY SHANNON

Rock Island
Prison 1864

FESTIVALS

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - HRIFF 2025

March 4-15, 2025

OUR LOS ANGELES PREMIERE!

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - HRIFF 2025

Hollywood, CA

Winner of BEST DRAMA SHORT!

Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival

February 27, 2025

Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival

Chicago, IL

Winner of BEST DRAMA SHORT!

Olive-Harvey College Criminal Justice Short Film Fest

February 27, 2025

Chicago Premiere

Olive-Harvey College Criminal Justice Short Film Fest

Chicago, IL

10001 S. Woodlawn Chicago, IL 60628

Bill Johnson Black Film Festival

February 22, 2025

Midwest Premiere

Bill Johnson Black Film Festival

Gary, IN

The Glen Theatre, 20 West Ridge Road, Gary, IN 46408

Venice Shorts Film Festival

October 24-27, 2025

Venice Shorts Film Festival

Venice, CA

Nominee, 2025

LA Film Awards

May 2, 2025

LA Film Awards

Los Angeles, CA

Semi Finalist, 2025

The Los Angeles Underground Railroad Film Festival

April 17-19, 2025

The Los Angeles Underground Railroad Film Festival

Los Angeles, CA

Godspeed Labs, 122 Glendale. Los Angeles, CA 90026

'Pulling Focus' African American Film Festival of the Quad Cities

June 6-9, 2024

Quad Cities Premiere, 2025

'Pulling Focus' African American Film Festival of the Quad Cities

Davenport, IA

318 E 7th St., Suite 112, Davenport, IA 52803

The Soul 4 Reel Film Festival

April 12, 2025

Maryland Premiere

The Soul 4 Reel Film Festival

Upper Marlboro, MD

Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival

April 13-19, 2025

Canadian Premiere

Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival

Nova Scotia, Canada

Las Vegas Black Film Festival

April 24-27, 2025

Las Vegas Black Film Festival

Las Vegas, NV

Nominated for Best Director, Best Short, and Best Cinematography!

Chambana Film Festival (Champaign - Urbana, Illinois)

May 29 – June 2, 2025

Chambana Film Festival (Champaign - Urbana, Illinois)

Sidney, IL

The Virginia Black Film Festival

June 19-22, 2025

The Virginia Black Film Festival

Hampton, Virginia

The American Theatre

The IndieFEST Film Awards

April 29, 2025

The IndieFEST Film Awards

La Jolla, Ca

The People's Film Festival

May 29-31, 2025

The People's Film Festival

Harlem, NY

Queens Underground International Black History Film Festival

Mid July 2025

Queens Underground International Black History Film Festival

Queens, NY

A SHORT FILM BY JOY SHANNON

Rock Island
Prison 1864

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