Inmate Movies

Made for the landmark anthology series, For the Record, Seer Was Here is an example of the bold dramatic programming made at the CBC in the mid-70s,...

A young prison inmate gets released together with an old gangster. They go to town together in order to visit their families and friends, but nobody...

Out of State is the unlikely story of native Hawaiians men discovering their native culture as prisoners in the desert of Arizona, 3,000 miles, and...

The plastic artist Cesar Arechiga recreates his living room and studio in the maximum-security prison of Puente Grande, Jalisco, in which fifteen...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

The internal journey of eight men, who, through a theater workshop, go through the different prisons they inhabit. Practicing the art of seeing...

This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island...

Devil worship? Could it be real? Follow up to Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground.

An exchange of video messages between an artist and an inmate, a surprising and intimate portrait from behind prison walls.