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by Ray Pride
“We need to rebuild and protect systems that allow filmmakers to make work without having to prove its commercial value before it has ever been made. Some films take years,” documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, and educator Margaret Byrne says. “Some need to be difficult, strange or uncomfortable. Some are made for communities that may never represent a massive market. Their value can’t be measured only by audience size and profitability.
Post Conviction, directed by Margaret Byrne, received third place in the Long Short Documentary category at the 2026 San Quentin Film Festival.