Free Joan Little

United States • 
2025 • 
36 mins • 
BAY AREA PREMIER

Award-winning filmmaker Yoruba Richen excavates a groundbreaking true-life 1975 case that galvanized Black Power activists, feminists, and prison reformers around one young Black woman’s historic fight for justice and the right to defend herself against sexual violence.

Director/s

Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen

SHORTS PROGRAM:

Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM Calendar
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SECTION
SHORTS
COUNTRY
United States
YEAR
2025
Premiere
BAY AREA premiere
RUNTIME
36 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
DIRECTOR/S
Yoruba Richen
PRODUCER
Bonnie Bertram, Christalyn Hampton
EDITOR
Hannah Vanderlan
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Keith Walker