Free The People
Free The People is a docutrilogy from the streets of DC, detailing the efforts of front-line activists fighting in the 2020 movement for Black lives.
This raw 3-part documentary series tells the unknown stories of activists who dedicated their lives to protesting the end of police brutality and envisioning a safer society.
Spanning from Juneteenth through Thanksgiving, this docuseries highlights the mutual aid, marches, and growth of a community, while also exposing the dangerous and violent altercations between protestors and police.
Free The People was directed, shot, and edited by Kintsugi Kelley-Chung & Andrew Jasiura. Produced by RXNIN LIFE, and made possible by community support.
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About the Directors
Photo Courtesy of André Chung
Kintsugi Kelley-Chung
Is an activist by heart and artist by trade. Born and raised in Columbia, MD, and given the name “Kian,” he grew to get his B.A. in English with a minor in Creative Writing and a certificate in African American studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Pairing together his passion for visual storytelling and commitment to social justice, Kin began documenting the movement for Black lives in Washington, DC in the beginning of June 2020. He went on to be published in the Washington Post for his coverage of the movement, was arrested at a protest while filming, and appeared on WAMU/DCist and ABC9 news several times to discuss the maltreatment Black people and protestors face at the hands of the police. In late 2022, Kian changed his name to Kintsugi in an effort of self determination while honoring his Japanese ancestry, and goes by Kin for short.
Photo courtesy of André Chung
Andrew Jasiura
Earned a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. Andrew’s interests lied in discovering the nuances of policing in various societies. Contrary to most of his classmates and professors who worked in favor of law enforcement, Andrew pivoted his education and practice to expose the harms of criminal justice systems. For his senior thesis, Andrew documented the revolution in Hong Kong – a police state much like DC, where Free the People takes place. Immediately after graduating in May, Andrew took his experience to join his co-director in the streets of DC to document the revolution at home. He is now finishing his MBA at the University of Buffalo as one of the top students in his program.