| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 95 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Sam Bathrick. |
| Performer |
Featuring Speech Thomas, Anthony Johnston, De'vonte James, Garland Carr, Tennyson Jackson. |
| Summary |
With the United States locking up more of its citizens per capita than any other nation on the planet, one unique rehabilitation program in Richmond, Virginia aims to reduce recidivism rates via the creative process. 16 Bars follows four men who collaborate on an album with Grammy-winning artist Todd "Speech" Thomas to untangle painful memories of the past in order to begin a new chapter in their lives. Set at the Richmond City Justice Center, De'vonte, Anthony, Garland, and Teddy are all awaiting either trial or release. Though the four men come from different walks of life, they are alike in their current situation as they sign up for various programs, one of them being access to the center's makeshift recording studio where they can write and record their own original music. With the help of Speech Thomas from the acclaimed musical group Arrested Development, the men are able to express themselves through music. The unique music of the film serves as rare testimony to the raw and messy truth behind the criminal justice system's revolving door. Reaching into their difficult pasts, the inmates transform their various experiences, hopes, and fears into powerful songs. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Virginia -- Richmond.
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Prisoners -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Biography.
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Prisoners' songs -- Virginia -- Richmond.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bathrick, Sam, film director.
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Barton, Adam, film producer.
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Speech, 1968- on-screen participant.
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Johnston, Anthony (Prisoner), composer, on-screen participant.
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James, De'vonte, composer, on-screen participant.
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Carr, Garland, composer, on-screen participant.
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Jackson, Tennyson, on-screen participant.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Sixteen bars |
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16bars |
| Music No. |
MWT14197770 |
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