Metamora Films: Transforming Hearts and Minds through Film

FREE tickets available starting January 1st, 2017.  Only 100 tickets will be available due to the theater’s capacity.  Book early to guarantee your spot! NOT FOR RENT! , Metamora Films latest documentary film is being released and screened at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.   The feature length documentary film,  looks at rental housing barriers ex-felons face as they attempt to rebuild their lives in our communities.  With over 95% of the American prison population being released at some point in the future, millions of ex-inmates struggle with ‘red tape’ and strict criminal history rental requirements property managers and landlords enforce. In this unique and powerful film, you’ll meet several people who’ve been personally affected by housing restrictions due to felony convictions.  The film screening is scheduled for April 5th, 2017 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at the Wildcat Theater .  The event is FREE and open to the...

   ‘Everyone Deserves A Place To Live’ – NOT FOR RENT! Documentary Film In Post-Production Phase November 11, 2016 NOT FOR RENT! , our latest documentary film project is currently in the post-production and pre-release marketing phase.  An April, 2017 release is planned. We’re excited to be promoting this eye-opening documentary film about people living with a felony record and the housing restrictions they face everyday in the United States.   With new announcements from HUD earlier this year and talk of more rehabilitation rather than prison sentences, we feel this is a perfect time to release a film about former inmates and the challenges they face during community reentry. Why produce a film about rental housing and ex-felons?  Here are some stats that are worth reading: Ex-felons suffer a higher rate of homelessness. People convicted of certain sex offenses and drug crimes are prohibited from public housin...

We are excited to be launching a complete overhaul of our Metamora Films ‘ website.  Since our website launch May 2013, we’ve undergone two website re-designs.  I remember designing our first simple layout during that spring and was excited to get Metamora Films and our mission out to the world.  Since our inception, our website traffic has grown significantly.  Generally, we advertise our films and projects by word of mouth, social media, and interaction with the public during our film releases and public speaking presentations such as the workshop I gave earlier this year at the InterNational Prisoner’s Family Conference in Dallas, Texas.  You can also check out our new logo film opener which was released in June: In addition to our new look, we’ve revamped MetamoraTV and introduced our first video podcast, ‘ Solitary Nation ‘. MetamoraTV produces thought-provoking journalism through video, photography, artwork, writing, graphic arts and any...