Midnight Express, un film, un acteur, une bande son, un mythe

Midnight Express, un film glaçant sorti en 1978. Ce chef-d’œuvre d’Alan Parker nous plonge dans l’enfer d’une prison turque, ...
Variety

How ‘Sing Sing’s’ Creative Team Accurately Recreated Prison and Approached Designs With Great Sensitivity

Greg Kwedar’s “Sing Sing” is a one-of-a-kind film set in the prison of the same name. Rather than look at the broken justice system, the A24 film focuses on a group of incarcerated men and their ...
NPR

Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves 'a little bit healing'

At the Sing Sing maximum security prison, about 40 miles north of New York City, the campus chapel was bustling with activity on a recent Thursday. Guests and participants of the first-ever Sing Sing ...
Variety

The First Film Festival Inside a Prison: How a Formerly Incarcerated Documentarian Secured Approval, Funding and Celebrity Jurors for San Quentin’s Inaugural Event

The Bay Area’s newest film festival has a curious dress code. “No blue, green, orange, gray or all-white clothing,” reads an email sent to attendees by an event organizer. White is allowed if combined ...
The New York Times

Once Known for Death Row, San Quentin Hosts a Star-Studded Film Festival

The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative pursuits. By Heather Knight Reporting from San Quentin, Calif. The prizes ...