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(More customer reviews)Although I am not in this documentery, I was a prisoner at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange, Kentucky during filming. It's almost hard for me to praise the film because I have a biased opinion. I know every one of the guys in this film personally and have experienced much of what they have. This film is about searching yourself, searching for the truth of who you really are inside. No other prison program helped me more than Shakespeare Behind Bars because for the first time in my life, I took a look at the real me. As the men in this film allow you to take a look at who they are, I challenge you to face your own personal truth just as I did while I was a member of Shakespeare Behind Bars. In the words of William Shakespeare, "To thine own self be true"!!!
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Shakespeare Behind Bars is a film that follows an all-male Shakespearean theater company composed of convicted felons. For one year, while incarcerated at Kentucky's Luther Luckett prison, the cast rehearse and perform a full production of Shakespeare's great last play, The Tempest.The prisoners cast themselves in roles reflecting their life experiences, including the crimes for which they were convicted. As they struggle to understand the characters they are playing, they uncover startling and moving truths about themselves.The Tempest's underlying theme of forgiveness is at the heart of this incredible documentary. Through their creative journey, these "murderers, fugitives and thieves" reveal kindness, generosity and faith. And we are left wrestling with the notions of transformation and redemption.• Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival 2005 • Official Selection - Edinburgh Int'l Film Festival 2005 • Special Jury Prize - Independent Film Festival of Boston 2005 • Best In Show - Bendfilm Festival 2005 • Crystal Heart Award - Heartland Film Festival 2005Special Features• Prisoner Commentaries • Filmmaker Commentary • Deleted Scenes • Bonus Performance Footage • Troupe Update
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This is an amazing inspiring film that cuts across genre. After viewing it I contacted Curt and eventually got to work with SBB on their production of 'Measure for Measure' in May of 2007. It was an enriching experience that I still draw on today as an English teacher in an adjudicated facility and as a professional actor. The time I spent was well worth the investment. If at all possible, please make every effort to, at least, visit.
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