| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
013210 |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Philomath Films in 2005. |
| Summary |
Murderers, Fugitives, Thieves...Shakespeare would have loved these guys. Shakespeare Behind Bars is an unexpectedly delightful documentary that follows the casting, rehearsal, and presentation of Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, by convicted felons inside Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. Winner of eight film festival awards, Shakespeare Behind Bars smashes many of our long held notions about prisoners and criminals as we watch these remarkably unique actors prepare. Ultimately, we get to see the human psyche unfold in all of its complexities, as these men, ostracized from society, reveal their kindness, generosity and faith. In the process, we accompany them as they discover the power of truth, forgiveness and transformation. Shakespeare Behind Bars does not glorify these men or excuse their crimes, but rather attempts to take a more humane look at them as human beings, not merely felons. Over the course of the year and the film, we see these men changed - enriched, challenged, awakened, and fulfilled. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
hakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Prison theater -- Kentucky -- Case studies.
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Male prisoners -- Kentucky -- Case studies.
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Male prisoners.
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Prison theater.
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Theater.
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Kentucky.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Rogerson, Hank, film director.
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Philomath Films (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
1268952 Kanopy |
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