SING SING

In the organizer's words:

After the curtain has fallen and the applause has died down, John "Divine G" Whitfield returns to his cell in Sing Sing maximum security prison. Here he is serving a long prison sentence for a murder he did not commit. Inmate theater is his only ray of hope in a monotonous prison life marked by quiet despair. Alone on stage, John manages to transport himself for a moment to a place far away from the high walls. When the unpredictable Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin joins the theater program, the group's creative routine is thrown off balance - because the newcomer insists on staging a comedy.
(Weltkino Verleih)

You get close to the characters in every way, the cinematic realization, especially the raw 16mm handheld camera images by Pat Scola (PIG), gives the film an almost documentary-like immediacy. And the fact that the participants are almost all embodied by real ex-prisoners and represent cinematic versions of themselves lends the events a special intensity - and makes you marvel again and again at the acting performances, which are in no way inferior to those of the professionals. Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin in particular delivers a moving character study as the initially tough-as-nails con, which to a certain extent may also be a self-reflection; he was rightly awarded several critics' prizes. (epdFilm)

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