1 00:00:00,567 --> 00:00:02,569 (lively music) 2 00:00:03,703 --> 00:00:04,971 ADAMU: We're all inside of this place trying 3 00:00:04,971 --> 00:00:07,107 to find our way out of here, 4 00:00:07,107 --> 00:00:09,409 but also trying to find a way to be together. 5 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:13,146 NATASHA DEL TORO: Adamu Chan first picked up a camera 6 00:00:13,146 --> 00:00:15,949 while he was incarcerated at San Quentin. 7 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:18,852 ADAMU: Finally, I found through filmmaking a way 8 00:00:18,852 --> 00:00:21,521 to access the thing that I needed most to heal the parts 9 00:00:21,521 --> 00:00:23,123 of myself that felt broken. 10 00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:28,094 We are building community by using the power 11 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:29,396 of telling our stories 12 00:00:29,396 --> 00:00:31,264 to change the system that incarcerated us. 13 00:00:32,899 --> 00:00:34,701 NATASHA: Building relationships, 14 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:37,704 in a place where so many feel alone. 15 00:00:38,905 --> 00:00:40,740 - Relationships are active resiliency 16 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:43,443 and a pushback against the isolation. 17 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:45,979 Isolation is actually a root cause to crime. 18 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:49,616 Without feeling loved, it's hard to love. 19 00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:52,218 If you don't care, you're a dangerous person. 20 00:00:52,218 --> 00:00:55,355 CROWD: Welcome home. Welcome home. 21 00:00:56,256 --> 00:00:58,458 Welcome home. Welcome home. 22 00:00:59,692 --> 00:01:01,227 NATASHA: What These Walls Won't Hold 23 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:03,096 on America ReFramed. 24 00:01:03,096 --> 00:01:06,066 Watch on WORLD Channel and on YouTube.