A big thank you to @joellegarguilo from @abc7ny for highlighting the Conbody founders @cossmarte story.
The mission has always remained the same; help improve people’s health and provide second chances to the formerly incarcerated. ❤️💪🏽
Here are some great quotes from both Coss and Joelle:
“A fitness empire built on second chances.” - Joelle
“In the confines of solitary confinement, what seemed like an ending would become his beginning.” - Joelle
“How do you start from ground zero and give some one a humanistic opportunity?” - Coss
“We have seen the rates of recidivism drop after employment.” - Coss
Lastly, should Mark Wahlberg play Coss in the biopic of his life story? 🎞️ 🎥 Who would you cast?
We hire formerly incarcerated individuals to teach prison-style bootcamp classes in efforts to give this community a second chance in life. 🙌🏽 Chose from 50+ On- Demand cardio strength training classes using just your own bodyweight and show us how you #DOTHETIME
#prisonreform #prisonreformmovement #fitnessjourney #fitnessstudio #socialimpactbusiness #changingperceptions #socialjustice #positivereinforcement #dontsettle #businessideas #believeinyourself #focusonyourself #successstory #reinventyourself #reentry #workoutonline #fitnessonline #onlineworkout #zoomworkout #fitnessondemand
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch the exclusive streaming premiere of CONBODY VS EVERYBODY, a new 5-part episodic documentary from Oscar-nominated director Debra Granik! Alongside the series, check out a new Meet the Filmmakers interview with Granik!
Filmed over eight years, Granik's five-part series follows Coss Marte, the formerly incarcerated founder of Conbody, a Lower East Side gym with a unique social purpose: to employ formerly incarcerated people like himself in an attempt to combat the high rate of recidivism. As Marte wages an uphill battle against the stigma of incarceration and the realities of a relentlessly gentrifying city where second chances are hard to come by, what emerges is both an inspiring portrait of a man on a mission and a powerful examination of a system that continues to punish people even after they have served their time.
Early on in his life, he sought his father’s side but sadly that landed him in some trouble. Here is a closer look at @nucellf experience being incarcerated and how that affected his mental health.
In our documentary CONBODY VS EVERYBODY you will get witness Lature journey from the very first letter to Coss Marte. Eventually he was released and found his way to CONBODY. You can watch the film in the CRITERION COLLECTION.
#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters
@cossmarte first developed the idea for his fitness company while he was in solitary confinement. Now, @conbody has become a movement for people looking for purpose after incarceration.
May is Mental Health Awareness month and we are starting it off with a personal mini portrait of @mikericehealth .
Listen in as Mike shares some of his struggles after being released.
Stay tuned for more episodes. Remember to take care of yourself. ❤️
#mentalhealthawarenessmonth
A story of resilience and persistence highlighted by THE GUARDIAN. We’ve have an incredible 2 weeks engaging with our community in person over the screenings of CONBODY VS EVERYBODY.
We have a few more screenings today. Stop by the DCTV FIREHOUSE and joins us for the evening. LINK IN BIO.
We are screening our documentary at DCTV FIREHOUSE CINEMA. Seats are filling up fast. This was an 8+ year journey documenting the @conbody journey and all the incredible people involved.
GRAB A TICKET NOW 🎟️ LINK IN BIO
DATES: The series will be shown across three nights: 6:30pm Tuesday, April 28th, Wednesday, April 29th, and Friday, May 1st.
WHERE: DCTV Firehouse Cinema - 87 Lafayette Street, entrance around the corner on White Street (nearest subway: Canal)
NYC Theatrical Premiere of CONBODY VS EVERYBODY - Sunday, April 26! Please join us at
12:30 pm on April 26 for an immersive special screening of CONBODY VS EVERYBODY followed
by a Q&A with filmmaker Debra Granik and Conbody Founder, Coss Marte. Shown in two parts
with an intermission.
Screening location:
@metrograph
7 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002
Link to tickets in bio
Meerkats @eric_phhhh and @seen.hanley served as Co-DPS!!
Directed by Debra Granik, Conbody vs Everybody is an immersive portrait of life after prison, and
the steep obstacles that ex-cons face as they try to reenter a society that does not welcome them.
If you can’t make this screening, the series will be screened over three nights at @dctvny on April
28, 29, & May 1.
We hope to see you there!
#conbodyvseverybody #metrograph
Join us for a FREE outdoor yoga class as part of @conbudny Infuse the Block block party. Led by @nucellf and sponsored by @purebeautypurebeauty , we’re shutting down the streets and bringing the energy outside.
Flow with us, then stay for an epic block party—live performances, activations, and nonstop vibes all day.
📍 Outside 102 Orchard St.
🕒 2-3PM
🧘♂️ Mats provided. Good energy required.
Sign up with link in bio.
