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Madeleine Sackler
Directed by Madeleine Sackler and thirteen men incarcerated at Pendleton Correction Facility
Charles Lawrence Sr.
Dennis Brown
Marshaun Bugg
Al'Jonon Coleman
James Collins
Franklin Cox
Brandon Crider
Clifford Elswick
Quentis Hardiman
Joseph Henderson
Herb Robertson
Rushawn Tanksley
Mark Thacker
Franklin Cox
DIRECTORS
Rushawn Tanksley
Clifford Elswick
Dennis
Brown
Quentis Hardiman
Al'Jonan Coleman
Herb Robinson
Joseph Henderson
Mark Thacker
Charles Lawrence
Charles & his wife Sanya Lawrence
Charles passed away in May, 2020, of Covid-19.
The filmmakers of IT'S A HARD TRUTH AIN'T IT will never forget Charles and send thoughts and prayers to his loved ones.
With the help of the help of Charles' collaborators and friends, two of the co-directors wrote commemorations of Charles and his indelible spirit, warmth, and committment to others.
Read Al'Jonan's poem "When I think of Chuck" here, and Madeleine's remembrance here.
Charles Lawrence
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