Sing Sing
AroView: There’s little song but plenty of creative expression in Sing Sing, a unique, sensitive drama set in an actual correctional facility in New York state that bears that unusual name.
Colman Domingo gives a deserved Oscar-nominated performance alongside many real-life ex-prisoners who were once themselves part of the RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts) program, including key co-star Clarence Maclin. It’s this basis of reality that gives the film a true grit and power beyond its remit to be inspirational, extending genuine compassion to those then and now at the mercy of a US penal system that is especially punitive towards black men.
“Beautifully showing the importance of healing through art, Sing Sing skirts the treacly traps of a feel-good crowd-pleaser by providing a detailed, authentic roadmap for restoring a life burdened by trauma.” ~Jordan Raup, The Film Stage
“Greg Kwedar’s sensitive, joyous Sing Sing does more than simply dramatize the workings of the RTA program, it incorporates participants into the very fabric of the film’s DNA.” ~Trace Sauveur, Paste Magazine
Cast
Colman Domingo , Paul Raci , Sean Dino Johnson , Clarence Maclin , Sean San Jose , John Divine G Whitfield , Sean "Dino" Johnson , Jon Adrian "JJ" Velazquz
Director
Language
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
USA
Studio
Madman
