$17.74 follows Hamzah, a California man serving a life sentence after a tragic shooting at age 17. Behind bars, his discovery of The Autobiography of Malcolm X sparks a journey of faith and self-discovery that leads him to Islam. Decades later, his story takes an unexpected turn when, moved by the siege of Gaza, Hamzah donates his entire monthly prison paycheck—$17.74—to humanitarian relief. Through Hamzah’s life, the film explores the weight of mass incarceration, the resilience of the human spirit, and the search for redemption amid systemic injustice.