Sing Sing (2023 film)

Sing Sing
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreg Kwedar
Screenplay by
  • Clint Bentley
  • Greg Kwedar
Story by
Based on
  • "The Sing Sing Follies"
    by John H. Richardson
  • Breakin' the Mummy's Code
    by Brent Buell
Produced by
  • Clint Bentley
  • Greg Kwedar
  • Monique Walton
Starring
CinematographyPat Scola
Edited byParker Laramie
Music byBryce Dessner
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
  • July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.1 million[1][2]

Sing Sing is a 2023 American drama film directed by Greg Kwedar, who co-wrote the screenplay and co-produced with Clint Bentley.[3] Based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, the film centers on a group of incarcerated men involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through the program.[4] It stars professional actors Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, alongside many real-life formerly incarcerated men who were themselves alumni of the program during their incarceration, including Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez.[4][5][6]

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[7] It was released by A24 in the United States on July 12, 2024.

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  2. ^ "Sing Sing". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Jackson, Angelique (November 15, 2023). "CAA Signs 'Sing Sing' Filmmakers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley". Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (September 8, 2023). "Toronto: How the Formerly Incarcerated Cast of 'Sing Sing' Found Shooting the Prison Drama 'Cathartic'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Richardson, Kalia (August 1, 2024). "How the Cast of 'Sing Sing' Broke Free from Prison to the Big Screen". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Iscoe, Adam (July 30, 2024). "How Clarence Maclin Went from Sing Sing to 'Sing Sing'". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 24, 2023). "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics for Sale with Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2024.