Marvin Wade, a writer and speaker, and Evan Bode, an animator and educator, collaborated on a short film critiquing the prison system’s failure to foster change. Their project, *“Prison and Time,”* merges personal testimonies with expressive animations to argue that time itself—not incarceration—can nurture growth and freedom. Wade, who wrote an essay on Project Mend, emphasizes that the carceral system prioritizes violence over healing, while Bode highlights how time offers a “kind of freedom” through reflection.

This is an indictment of current practices and a vision for a world that values life and restoration. The film urges society to reimagine justice as a process of renewal, not retribution.