Music From the Big House

Rita Chiarelli, an award-winning recording artist, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues: Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary, a.k.a Angola Prison. She never imagined that her love for the blues would lead her to raise the roof in a collaborative jailhouse performance with inmates serving life sentences for murder, rape and armed robbery. Music has given these inmates something to live for in what was once the bloodiest prison in America. Steeped with hope, these remarkable voices guide us on a journey of men on a quest for forgiveness. One woman, four bands, and two hours of the blues: it’s time to make a new soundtrack.

Filmmakers in person Fri 8/13 at 9:50, Sun 8/15 at 7:35, Mon 8/16 at 9:50, Wed 8/18 at 7:35, & Thu 8/19 at 9:50!

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