Art Prison
A snarky critic navigates violent personalities and inflamed egos while incarcerated at a prison for the arts..
A snarky critic navigates violent personalities and inflamed egos while incarcerated at a prison for the arts..
Photographed in penal installations throughout California; depicts the activities, interviews, and artwork of inmates whose lives have been changed by art projects in prison. State officials, program directors, and prison administrations verify the statements made by inmates and prove that the experience of the punishment can also be an experience of the restoration of humanness.
This documentary, which features Sergei Parajanov’s heartbreaking letters from prison, explores creativity among inmates and the art born in conditions designed to destroy all traces of selfhood..