Can art provide a space for healing? Director Greg Kwedar adapts the true story of a theatre group created by the inmates of Sing Sing Correctional Centre, with a cast led by Colman Domingo - Emmy winner for his role in Euphoria and a regular face on Fear the Walking Dead - and made up of a number of non-professional actors who were students of the original project and have been part of the creative process. The production opted for an affordable model in which the actors (including Domingo) were paid the minimum daily wage stipulated by SAG (Screen Actors Guild), while giving all workers an equal share of the project's profits. This powerful narrative presents a film about community work and collective transformation through performance, as rehearsal after rehearsal traces the human and artistic experience of the prisoners and their possibility for finding themselves within the prison walls.
Greg Kwedar
He is a writer, director, and producer. He made his feature directorial debut with ‘Transpecos’ (2016), which premiered in competition at the SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. He co-wrote and produced ‘Jockey’ (Clint Bentley, 2021), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.). The film also won the Audience Award at the AFI Film Festival and was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the John Cassavetes Award. He has spoken to thousands of students across the country and sat on panels about his work at SXSW, Sundance, UNESCO, the United Nations, and more. His latest film ‘Sing Sing’, over seven years in the making, which he both directed and co-wrote, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival where it was acquired by A24 for theatrical release.
Colman Domingo, Clarence 'Divine Eye' Maclin, Sean San José, Paul Raci, David 'Dap' Giraudy, Patrick 'Preme' Griffin, Mosi Eagle, James 'Big E' Williams
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