IFC Center

Daylight

Jon Kasbe · USA · 19 min

Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00: The screening will be followed by an on-stage conversation with filmmaker Jon Kasbe and protagonist Joe Garcia. You may not expect to find a Swiftie at a California state prison among inmates serving life sentences for murder, but that is just the first of many surprises to be found in Jon Kasbe’s touching new film, “Daylight”. As his case comes up for parole after 21 years, Joe Garcia holds a lifelong remorse for his crime, while finding new hope in Taylor Swift’s love lyrics – and an unexpected second chance at love and life. “Daylight” uses the short form to epic emotional effect, reminding us that every one of us can experience redemptive changes-of-heart.