Abolition Song & Documentary

After many months of a beautiful labor love I am excited to present the official release of Abolition, a song and documentary short from The Social Justice Portal Project which I composed and directed, capturing the spirit of the growing movement for prison and police abolition in the United States. The film shares my original song and examines the visions and practices of abolitionist activists, Derecka Purnell (author of Becoming Abolitionists), Greisa Martínez Rosas (United We Dream), and Aislinn Pulley (Chicago Torture Justice Center). Abolition invites viewers to envision abolition not only as the absence of police, prisons, and detention centers but as an opportunity to imagine possibilities for building more peaceful and just communities.

Watch Abolition here and check out the song on BandCamp, Spotify, AppleMusic and most music streaming platforms.

The Social Justice Portal Project is a collaborative think tank that brings together scholars, artists and activists to address the urgent questions of racial and social justice. As the 2021-22 Artist in Residence, I am releasing a three-part series of music and film interventions based on the Portal Project themes of abolition, climate justice, and economic democracy. So, more to come!