The Mind of Mark DeFriest

A new documentary film by Gabriel London. Produced by Found Object Films and Naked Edge Films in association with Mighty Pictures and Thoughtmakers, Inc. When a legendary escape artist comes up for parole after more than 30 years behind bars, a chance for freedom must be weighed against his infamous past.

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Screenings

PAST SCREENINGS

Revive Theater

Thursday, November 2nd, 5:00pm
12440 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Pomona College

Thursday, November 2nd, 7:30pm
Crookshank Hall 10
Claremont, CA

Andrew Freedman Home

Friday, November 3rd, 6:00pm
1125 Grand Concourse Bx NY 10452
Take the B or D Train to 167 St

Maysles Cinema – Pembroke Taparelli Film Festival

Tuesday, October 31st, 1:45pm
Maysles Cinema
New York, NY

 Stranger than Fiction screening series hosted by Thom Powers
with Storytelling and Social Impact Q&A

Tuesday, March 15th, 7:30pm
IFC Center
New York, NY

Harvard Law School Screening

Tuesday, March 22nd, 5:30pm

Post Screening Panel featuring:

Carol Steiker
Harvard Law Professor

Rebecca Richman Cohen
Filmmaker and Law Lecturer

Gabriel London
Director of “The Mind of Mark DeFriest”

Adam Strom
Director of Scholarship and Innovation at Facing History and Ourselves

Bijou Film Forum

Tuesday, March 29th, 6pm
University of Iowa

2640docs Screening

Wednesday, April 13, 6:30pm
2640 Space, 2640 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD

Creative Alliance at The Paterson

Thursday, June 2nd, 7:30pm
Baltimore, MD

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

March 14th, 11pm at Frida Liappa Cinema Theater
March 20th, 1pm at Olympion Cinema
Athens, Greece

National Center for Behavioral Health Conference with
Storytelling and Social Impact Q&A

Wednesday, March 9th
Las Vegas, NV

A Social Cinema Screening with The Marshall Project – New York, NY

Tuesday, January 19th, 6:30pm
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor
Panel Discussion w/ director Gabriel London and Bill Keller following screening

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Soho House Screening – New York, NY

Tuesday, November 17th, 8pm
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London and Bill Keller following screening

Screening at Laemmle’s Embarcadero Center – San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, November 18th, 7:30pm
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening

CAA Screening – Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, November 19th, 7pm
RSVP at markdefriest@caa.com
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening

Pomona College, Rose Hills Theatre – Claremont, CA

Tuesday, November 3rd
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening

International Documentary Association Screening Series – Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, November 5th
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening
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Laemmle Theater – Los Angeles, CA

November 7-8, 14-15

Q&A w/director Gabriel London following screening on the 7th

Drew University – Madison, NJ

Tuesday, November 10th
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening

European Premiere – CPH:DOX – Copenhagen, Denmark

Friday, November 13th
Q&A w/ director Gabriel London following screening

Jones Day, Washington, DC

Wednesday, June 10 at 6 PM – 8 PM Discussion

Post-screening discussion featuring:

Gabriel London
Director of “The Mind of Mark DeFriest”

Facilitated by:
Sarah Turberville

Senior Counsel at The Constitution Project

Challenger Learning Center, Tallahassee, FL

Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 PM – 6 PM Reception

Post-screening discussion featuring:

Senator Greg Evers
Member of the Florida Senate – 2nd District – Chair of Committee on Criminal Justice

Senator Eleanor Sobel
Member of the Florida Senate – District 33 – Vice Chair of Health Policy Committee

Representative Dennis K. Baxley
Florida House of Representatives – District 23 – Member of House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Judge Steven Leifman
Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Gabriel London
Director of “The Mind of Mark DeFriest”

moderated by:

Mike Vasilinda
Capitol News Service

Laemmle Theater:

March 6 – 12
Los Angeles, CA

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Village East Cinema

March 6 – 12
New York City, NY

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West End Cinema

March 13 – March 19
Washington, DC

Living Room Theaters

March 13 – March 19
Boca Raton, FL

Lake Worth Playhouse

March 13 & March 14, 6 p.m.
Lake House, FL

Enzian Theater

Monday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando, FL

Hippodrome Theater

Tuesday, March 17, 7 p.m.
Gainesville, FL

University of Michigan

Wednesday, February 18th
Ann Arbor, MI

Violet Crown Cinema

Wednesday, February 18th
Austin, TX

Tallahassee Film Society

Tuesday, December 16, 7 p.m.
All Saints Cinema, Tallahassee, Florida

The Jacob Burns Film Center

Sunday, November 16, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
Tuesday, November 18, 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Pleasantville, NY

Florida State University

Tuesday, November 18, 8 p.m. – FSU College of Law
Tallahassee, FL

Starz Denver Film Festival

Tuesday, November 18, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19, 9 p.m.
UA Pavillions, Denver, CO

Florida International University

Friday, November 7, 1 p.m.
FIU College of Law, University Park, FL

Lone Star Film Festival

Friday, November 7, 7 p.m. – AMC Palace 9,
Fort Worth, TX

University of Miami

Saturday, November 8, 7 p.m.
Cosford Cinema, Miami, FL

Naples International Film Festival

Saturday, November 8, 1:50 p.m.
Sunday, November 9, 11:30 a.m.
Silverspot Cinema, Naples, FL

Key West Film Festival

Saturday, November 15, 2:45 p.m.
Sunday, November 16, 5:30 p.m.
Tropic Cinema, Key West, FL

DocNYC

Sunday, November 16, 9:30 p.m.
SVA Theater, NYC

The Newkirk Center for Science and Society, UCI

Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.
University of California, Irvine, CA

Tallgrass International Film Festival

Friday, October 17, 1:15 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre
Saturday, October 18, 12:00 p.m. – Forum Room
Wichita, KS

Tallahassee Film Society

Tuesday, August 9, 7:00 p.m.
Tallahassee, FL

Martha’s Vineyard Film Society

Sunday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.
Martha’s Vinyard

Los Angeles Film Fest

Friday, June 13, 9:30 pm – Regal Cinemas 10
Monday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, CA

Hot Docs Film Festival

Wednesday, April 30,  7:00 p.m. – TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
Friday, May 2,  10:00 p.m. – Royal Cinema
Toronto, CANADA

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