Music from the big house [videorecording] / a Caché Film and Television production ; in association with Documentary Channel and Bold ; original concept, Rita Chiarelli ; director of photography, Steve Cosens ; writers, Tony Burgess, Erin Faith Young ; producer, Erin Faith Young ; producer, Jennifer St. John ; director, Bruce McDonald.
Rita Chiarelli, Chris Morrison, Prentice Robinson, Calvin Lewis, Wayne Guidry, Laird Veillon. Originally released as a motion picture 2010. Special features: concert extras (Harvest time, Mississippi boy, Mother prays for me, Rain on me) ; bonus scenes (Warden talk - Angola prison, Music for the soul, LSP TV) ; "These four walls": stills video.
Summary:
"[A] story about finding hope, joy and music behind bars. Rita Chiarelli, Canada's Queen of the Blues, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues: Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary, a.k.a Angola Prison - formerly the bloodiest prison in America. Rita's trip turns into an historic jailhouse performance, playing with - rather than for - inmates serving life sentences. Their shared bond of music, and Chiarelli's ebullient personality, draw striking revelations from the inmates. Rather than sensational stories of convicts, we witness remarkable voices of hope as their love of music radiates humanity and redemption on their quest for forgiveness."--Container.
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