Rather than an actual prison break, Sing Sing focuses on another escape; it was the first unit to offer inmates the opportunity to use the power of arts and performing to reduce hate and recidivism.
Tear-jerking Oscar contender set to make history with prison release Sing Sing is set to be the first movie to be released in cinemas as well as in prisons at the same time.
A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection Sing Sing - 2023] The cast is led by Emmy-award winning actor Colman Domingo, who plays Divine G, a man who has been wrongfully incarcerated.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett/REX/Shutterstock (14521513f) SING SING, from left: Clarence Maclin, Colman Domingo, 2023. ph: Dominic Leon / ?
Director Greg Kwedar wanted the production to bleed authenticity, therefore majority of cast members are in fact alumni of the RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts, the scheme that inspired the movie).
