A24’s ‘Sing Sing’ With Colman Domingo To Screen At New York Correctional Facility Where Film Is Set
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: A24 will hold a special screening Sing Sing, the Greg Kwedar film starring Colman Domingo, af the correctional facility in Ossining, New York on June 20, the distributor said, followed by a Q&A and series of additional showings for the general population inside the facility and outside guests.
Sing Sing is based on the true story of John “Divine G” Whitfield (Domingo), who’s imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit but finds purpose behind bars by acting in a theater group alongside other incarcerated men including wary newcomer, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin (played by himself).
They were part of program called RTA, or Rehabilitation Through the Arts. Launched at Sing Sing in 1996, RTA has grown from a single theater workshop to a comprehensive arts program in multiple prisons in New York State and is a world leader in arts-in-prison programming, the organization said.
Less than 3% of RTA members return to prison vs the national recidivism rate of 60%. Sing Sing filmmakers and cast will join current and former RTA members and Charles Moore, RTA’s director of Programs & Operations, at the discussion after the June 20 screening.
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