Sing Sing (2023 film)

Sing Sing is a 2023 American drama film directed by Greg Kwedar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clint Bentley.[1] Based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing maximum security prison, the film centres on a group of inmates involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through the program.[2]

Sing Sing
Directed byGreg Kwedar
Written byClint Bentley
Greg Kwedar
Produced byMonique Walton
Clint Bentley
Greg Kwedar
StarringColman Domingo
Paul Raci
CinematographyPat Scola
Edited byParker Laramie
Music byBryce Dessner
Production
companies
Black Bear Pictures
Marfa Peach Company
Edith Productions
Distributed byA24
Release date
  • September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The cast includes professional actors Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, but mainly comprises real-life former inmates who were themselves alumni of the program during their incarceration.[2]

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Premise

A small group of prisoners inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, one of the world's most infamous maximum security prisons, attempt to stage their own original production, "Breakin' The Mummy's Code."

Cast
  • Colman Domingo as John "Divine G" Whitfield
  • Paul Raci as Brent Buell
  • Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin as himself
  • John Whitfield
  • Sean San Jose as Mike Mike
  • Jon-Adrian Velazquez
  • David J. Giraudy
  • Sean "Dino" Johnson

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 9.3/10.[4]

References
  1. Radheyan Simonpillai, "IFF 2023: Colman Domingo searches for the souls stuck behind bars in prison drama Sing Sing". The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2023.
  2. Mia Galuppo, "Toronto: How the Formerly Incarcerated Cast of 'Sing Sing' Found Shooting the Prison Drama 'Cathartic'". The Hollywood Reporter, September 8, 2023.
  3. Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders ‘Dumb Money’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Rustin’; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.
  4. "Sing Sing - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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