Probably February 14-17 | Friday-Monday | 1 hour, 47 minutes | Rated R |
We’ve been trying to bring this film since early Fall, and were just able to get it booked. It tells the story of an innocent man in Sing Sing prison, and how the theatre program there — Rehabilitation Through the Arts — helped him find purpose and center. The film is a dramatized retelling of a true story, with many graduates of the program acting alongside professional actors. Nominated for the Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song Oscars, it currently has a 97% Tomatometer and a 97% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Brimming with compassion and punctuated by humour, this is a moving look at prison and prisoners. It’s both infuriating and inspirational to see so much beauty in such a harsh environment.” -Helen O’Hara, Empire Magazine
“In a story about art’s transformative potential, it’s the wondrous slow bloom of their bond that most distils Sing Sing’s poignant power.” -Isaac Feldman, Little White Lies
“An affectionate, tender film about brotherhood and forgiveness.” -Pippa Bailey, New Statesman
“Greg Kwedar’s direction is both sensitive and unflinching. He balances the film’s darker moments with flashes of humour and hope, creating a narrative that is as uplifting as it is heartbreaking. ” -Linda Marric, Screenwords
“It’s in this space that masculinity is interrogated, imagination is nourished, and these men get to be defined not by their past trauma but by their resilience and renewed capacity for joy.” -Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
“Colman Domingo does award-worthy work as an unjustly imprisoned man dedicated to helping others at Sing Sing express themselves.” -Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
“Sing Sing is extraordinary, a unique piece that’s set in a prison but its not a ‘prison film.'” -Randy Meyers, San Jose Mercury
“Even if Sing Sing shoulders some heavy-duty ideas about forgiveness and redemption, Kwedar also recognizes the value and delight of pure play.” -Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
“It’s a beautiful film, a must-see that showcases the true power of the empathy machine we call the movies.” -Odie Henderson, Boston Globe
Sing Sing probably opens at The Clyde on Friday, February 14, and shows at 7:30 Friday, Saturday, and Monday, plus 2:00 Sunday.
