Myles' Documentary Places Third at San Quentin
Roosevelt Myles' film Post Conviction took third at the third annual San Quentin Film Festival in California.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Documentary
Roosevelt Myles' documentary Post Conviction placed third at the San Quentin Film Festival in California in October 2026. The film follows Myles' experience with the criminal justice system, including his years-long effort to clear his name after 28 years in prison.
Why it matters
The film draws on Myles' personal account of wrongful imprisonment and his reentry work, bringing attention to post-conviction struggles that affect people across Peoria and beyond. Myles plans additional screenings in Chicago and New York.
The documentary placed third at the third annual San Quentin Film Festival, and Myles spent 28 years in prison before his 2020 bond release. The number of competing films and the full award breakdown were not provided.
The players
Roosevelt Myles
Myles is a former Cook County convict who was exonerated after 28 years in prison and now runs the reentry organization ABC Reentry in Peoria.
ABC Reentry
ABC Reentry is a reentry organization based in Peoria that supports people returning from incarceration.
The details
Post Conviction takes viewers through Myles' experience with the criminal justice system and his years-long fight to clear his name in Cook County. Myles also operates ABC Reentry in Peoria and is seeking donated property there for a proposed transitional housing and resource center.
Timeline
2020: Myles released on bond after 28 years in prison.
2022: Charges against Myles were dropped.
October 2026: Post Conviction placed third at the San Quentin Film Festival.
Big Picture
The San Quentin Film Festival has become a platform for films made by and about incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. Post Conviction joins that body of work by telling a reentry story from the perspective of someone who was wrongfully imprisoned.
Post Conviction is planned for additional screenings in Chicago and New York, giving audiences in those cities an opportunity to view it. No streaming or wider distribution details were included in the source.
The takeaway
Myles' story shows how a conviction can be overturned years later, and how lived experience can shape reentry work. Readers interested in criminal justice reform can follow his efforts and the film's upcoming screenings.
What happens next
Additional screenings of Post Conviction are planned in Chicago and New York, though no dates were provided in the source.
Further reading
Explore more documentary coverage to see how filmmakers are telling stories of incarceration and justice.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WMBD 31 Peoria.
