InterviewsSXSW ’17 Interview: Jairus McLeary on Going Inside to Do “The Work”The director talks about going into Folsom Prison to bear witness to a therapy program unlike any other and the film's 15-year journey to th...byStephen SaitoMar 12, 2017
InterviewsInterview: Ben Lear on Writing Out of Wrongs in “They Call Us Monsters”The first-time director on going behind bars for a compelling new doc about juvenile delinquents finding a way out through screenwriting.byStephen SaitoJun 7, 2016
InterviewsTribeca ’16 Interview: Bilal Chatman, Kelly Duane De La Vega & Katie Galloway on Making the Break from Prison in ” The Return”The "Better This World" filmmakers talk about getting inside the complex experience of life on the outside for ex-cons.byStephen SaitoApr 24, 2016
InterviewsInterview: Darius Clark Monroe on the Soul Searching of “Evolution of a Criminal”On starting anew after delving into a dark personal past for a riveting new documentary told from the perspective of his friends, family and...byStephen SaitoOct 19, 2014
InterviewsInterview: David Mackenzie on Evolving as a Director With “Starred Up”On the prison-set drama about a father and son that set this director free.byStephen SaitoAug 28, 2014
InterviewsInterview: Gabriel London Gets Inside “The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest”On the thrilling doc about an escape artist whose exploits after getting into prison were far crazier than what landed him there.byStephen SaitoJun 16, 2014