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Tag: prison

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Film
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Since I Been Down director Gilda Sheppard on the way that creative imagination has shaped her distinctive approach to filmmaking.

Exclusive Book Extract: From Courtroom, Alix Lambert Talks to Albert Woodfox

Film
By Alix Lambert | July 6, 2020
By Alix Lambert | July 6, 2020

Exclusive Book Extract: From Courtroom, Alix Lambert Talks to Albert Woodfox

From her latest book, filmmaker and writer Alix Lambert shares a conversation with Albert Woodfox, who served 40 years in solitary confinement.

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Film
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Writer-director Fernando Grostein Andrade on the lessons he learned behind bars, and how they apply to his new film Abe and our present moment.

Rich Homie Quan: Rich as in Spirit, Part One

Rich Homie Quan
Music
By Rich Homie Quan | November 7, 2018
By Rich Homie Quan | November 7, 2018

Rich Homie Quan: Rich as in Spirit, Part One

The story of Rich Homie Quan, in two parts.

Returned Citizens: Wayne Kramer and Domenic Palermo on Prison Reform

Music
By Domenic Palermo | September 27, 2018
By Domenic Palermo | September 27, 2018

Returned Citizens: Wayne Kramer and Domenic Palermo on Prison Reform

The activist-musicians discuss their experiences being incarcerated and their work in the movement for a more humane justice system.

Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) Talks David Mackenzie’s Starred Up

Film
By Leigh Janiak | August 28, 2014
By Leigh Janiak | August 28, 2014

Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) Talks David Mackenzie’s Starred Up

We mostly know about prison from films or TV, and this tough movie about life inside teaches us another thing: Jack O'Connell is a real movie star.

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