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A Hard Straight

A gang member, a hustler, and a small-time dealer discover that walking out the prison gates is just the beginning in this intimate film on the experience of doing time and trying to go straight.

Premiere Date

January 4, 2005

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2004 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Documentary Jury Award

Goro Toshima

Producer/Director

Goro Toshima has worked in media production for 10 years, beginning with producing short news pieces for the Japanese network NHK. Since completing the graduate program in documentary film at Stanford University, he has served in a variety of capacities on a range of programs.