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The 3,000 Project

Baron Walker was one of 3,000 Wisconsin inmates trapped by a changed legal system. His eventual release sparks hope for other incarcerated people and activists.

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90 minutes

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Co-Production

Keith McQuirter

Producer/Director

Keith McQuirter is an award winning producer and director with credits in TV documentary, digital media and commercials. Recently, he produced three episodes of the nine-part docu-series "The Innocence Files" for Netflix. He directed and produced the documentary "MILWAUKEE 53206" that aired on WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed and won Best Feature Documentary at the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival. Keith co-produced the Peabody Award winning and Prime Time Emmy nominated docu-series "Brick City" for the Sundance Channel. Keith studied film and television production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he was awarded the Martin Scorsese Young Filmmaker Award. His production company Decoder Media is based in New York City.