This is Freedom

About This Project

Summary

Bail reform in Harris County (Houston), Texas isn’t like anything you've heard in the news. It's not sensational. It’s the everyday normalcy of freedom. Short, energetic, and intimate, This is Freedom shows the beauty of pretrial freedom from the perspective of two very different people in Texas

Goals & Objectives

This is Freedom was intended to serve as an accessible and engaging anchor film for a new initiative called Texas Freedom Stories, to tell the truth about bail reform in Houston, Texas, and encourage more people to share their freedom stories.

Results & Impact

Singer, John Legend, saw the film and was so moved, that he invited one of the stars of the film to his house along with five other people from around the country who have benefitted from bail reform and launched a campaign of his own in support. Dozens more stories collected and numbers growing.