Sing Sing
Description
Colman Domingo dazzles as Divine G, a man who is incarcerated who finds purpose as an actor in Greg Kwedar’s entrancing drama. Inspired by Sing Sing Correctional Facility’s Rehabilitation Through the Arts Program and shot at a decommissioned prison, the story takes place as the group prepares a new production and Divine G girds himself for a clemency bid. A talented performer and a leader among the troupe, he is used to deciding what plays to mount only to find his authority challenged when tough new member Divine Eye (real-life RTA alumnus Clarence Maclin in an indelible debut) suggests they put on a comedy. Domingo delivers a soul-baring performance as a man putting in the work to redeem himself in a film that reveals the humanity of the incarcerated while celebrating the joy of performance. RTA alumni, Paul Raci, and Magic Theatre Artistic Director Sean San José costar.
Biographies
A producer, writer, and director, Greg Kwedar’s directorial debut Transpecos (2016) won the narrative audience award at SXSW. He was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for co-writing and producing Jockey (2021). Sing Sing premiered at TIFF and won the festival favorite audience award at SXSW.
