Greg Kwedar, director, co-writer and co-producer with Clint Bentley, based the drama about real life events at Sing Sing's Maximum Security Correctional Facility's Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program, where a group of inmates produce theatrical stage shows. Sing Sing is one of six such programs in the New York area.
Featured are professional actors Oscar nominated Caulman Domingo, as the inmate John "Divine G" Whitfield, and Paul Rauci, as the leader of the RTA Program Brent Buell, alongside former Sing Sing prisoners and RTA alumni, including Clarence “Divine Eyes” Maclin and Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velasquez, playing as themselves.
Cohesive and engaging is the seamless transition between the professional actors and the non-actors.
Domingo shines in his role as the main stage actor at odds with Clarence “Divine Eyes”.
Sing Sing provides an insightful look at the inmates' personal experiences within their spaces, as well as the transformative power of the arts in helping prisoners reconnect with their humanity.
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