A Place to Stand (2014)

A Place to Stand is the amazing story of how Jimmy Santiago Baca -a man with seemingly no future- became a celebrated teacher, poet, novelist, and screenwriter. Based on the critically-acclaimed memoir of the same name, A Place to Stand takes viewers into Jimmy's past and present to uncover how the power of the written word lifted him from the violence and pain that had defined his early life. With powerful revelations from family, friends, and fellow inmates, as well as incredible insight into the early writings that first captured Jimmy's imagination, audiences learn why it's never too late to turn your life around - as long as you have a place to stand.