Colman Domingo

Clarence Maclin

Sean San Jose

Paul Raci

David "Dap" Giraudy

Patrick "Preme" Griffin

Mosi Eagle

James "Big E" Williams

Sean Dino Johnson

Brent Buell

Michael Capra

Joanna Chan

Cecily Lyn

Johnny Simmons

Katherine Vockins

Reynaldo Gayle

Sharon Washington

Dario Peña

Miguel Valentin

Jon Adrian "JJ" Velazquez

Pedro Cotto

Camillo "Carmine" LoVacco

Cornell "Nate" Alston

John Divine G Whitfield

Patrick Scola

Parker Laramie

Teddy Schwarzman

Michael Heimler

Raúl Domingo

Monique Walton

Clint Bentley

Bryce Dessner

Ruta Kiskyte

Jacob Harbeck

Desira Pesta

Michael Kwedar

Omar Egas

Michael Harbeck

Taylor Harris-Butler

Michael A. Toscano

Joel Marich

Rati Chkhetiani

Luka Kasrelishvili

Salome Maisuradze

Lee Salevan

Beqa Turashvili

Greg Kwedar

Lia Parks

Christina Vida Roldos

Lori Christie

Paul Hollman

John H. Richardson

Russell Sadeghpour

Andrew Ryan Shepherd

Beso Kacharava

Alexander Sanikidze

Biko Gogaladze

Larry Kalas

Larry Kelly

Nancy Schafer

Karin Young Shiel

Myriam Schroeter

Linda Halbert

Sleena Wilson

Sean McCormick

Eric Macey

Abraham Alexander

Adrian Quesada

Drama

Sing Sing

Black Bear Pictures

Edith Productions

Marfa Peach Company

United States of America

CinemaSerf

"G" (Colman Domingo) spends much of his time in prison leading their amateur dramatics society. This quite disparate group of felons are quite adept at turning their hand to everything from Shakespeare to things he's written himself, and with his clemency hearing looming and him having new evidence that he didn't commit the crime he's in for, he is generally an upbeat and optimistic man. They are one person short on their team, and so decide to approach new arrival Clarence Maclin to see if he will join their group. He does, but he takes a different approach to the whole operation and that looks like it is going to set the two men on a collision course. Their next performance is to be a comedy - but as the story unfolds we find that there isn't so much funny about the various scenarios of the incarcerated characters. There's very little emphasis here on who did what to get behind bars in the first place, the thrust focusses more on the characterisations of the men - many of whom are actually former prisoners themselves, as director Greg Kwedar uses the stage - and, occasionally, the costumes, as the perfect setting to explore the lives of these people. Some of them are hopeful of release, some less so. Some protest their innocence, others - well maybe not so much. Then there's the increasingly potent dynamic between Domingo and Maclin. One assuming he is better placed to help the other, but is that true? Could there be more in common between them than it initially appears? Domingo is on great form, especially towards the end, but it's actually Maclin who delivers the stronger character here. That's doubtless informed by his real experiences, but he still brings a degree of nuance to a role that has little expectation of release nor belief in the rehabilitative powers of the routine day-to-day life in "Sing Sing". It's an intense and engaging drama that does draw us in to care what happens whilst creating personalties that are flawed, yes, but not beyond redemption and that are distinctly human.

English

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Official Clip - Trust the Process

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Official Featurette

Scene at The Academy (Feat. Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Greg Kwedar, & More)