Innovative narrative and documentary shorts that showcase a diverse group of musicians and artists as they challenge systems, build power and reflect on an artistic life as we age.
About the Film: The story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison-plantation. The documentary examines what led to the shutdown of the performance, the material that confronted a system, and how the impact of Peterson's visit rippled through Angola long after the record of her visit was erased by prison authorities.
About the Filmmaker: Cinque Northern is an artist, filmmaker, and editor who's passionate about the intersection of cinematic artistry and social impact. He spent eighteen years as a documentary editor for film and television and has earned international recognition directing both fiction and nonfiction work. Recent works include The One and Only Dick Gregory (Showtime), executive produced by Kevin Hart and Lena Waithe for which Cinque was story producer, field director and editor. Cinque also co- wrote and edited My Name is Pauli Murray (Amazon Studios) for the Academy Award-nominated directors of RBG, Betsy West and Julie Cohen. My Name is Pauli Murray has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, a Peabody and a Critic’s Choice Award.
- Year2022
- Runtime26:56
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorCinque Northern
- ProducerCatherine Gund
- Executive ProducerLiza Jessie Peterson, Norris Henderson, Susan Sawyers, Agnes Gund, Andre Gaines, Sheila Nevins
- CastLiza Jessie Peterson, Norris Henderson
- CinematographerDerek Mindler
- EditorCinque Northern
- AnimatorAnimation by CreativeJunkFood, LLC
- ComposerBradley Jay Hill, John Key, Malcolm Parson
Innovative narrative and documentary shorts that showcase a diverse group of musicians and artists as they challenge systems, build power and reflect on an artistic life as we age.
About the Film: The story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison-plantation. The documentary examines what led to the shutdown of the performance, the material that confronted a system, and how the impact of Peterson's visit rippled through Angola long after the record of her visit was erased by prison authorities.
About the Filmmaker: Cinque Northern is an artist, filmmaker, and editor who's passionate about the intersection of cinematic artistry and social impact. He spent eighteen years as a documentary editor for film and television and has earned international recognition directing both fiction and nonfiction work. Recent works include The One and Only Dick Gregory (Showtime), executive produced by Kevin Hart and Lena Waithe for which Cinque was story producer, field director and editor. Cinque also co- wrote and edited My Name is Pauli Murray (Amazon Studios) for the Academy Award-nominated directors of RBG, Betsy West and Julie Cohen. My Name is Pauli Murray has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, a Peabody and a Critic’s Choice Award.
- Year2022
- Runtime26:56
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorCinque Northern
- ProducerCatherine Gund
- Executive ProducerLiza Jessie Peterson, Norris Henderson, Susan Sawyers, Agnes Gund, Andre Gaines, Sheila Nevins
- CastLiza Jessie Peterson, Norris Henderson
- CinematographerDerek Mindler
- EditorCinque Northern
- AnimatorAnimation by CreativeJunkFood, LLC
- ComposerBradley Jay Hill, John Key, Malcolm Parson
