As awards season continues to churn, this 12 months’s films are discovering distinctive methods to get the phrase out. For the Colman Domingo-starring Sing Sing, A24 is taking an strategy very true to the message of the prison-set drama: Not solely will the movie be re-released in over 500 theaters on January seventeenth, however moreover, virtually a million incarcerated folks in the US will be capable to watch the film this weekend.
The movie, in line with The Hollywood Reporter, will display in correctional amenities throughout 46 states, as a part of a collaboration between A24, RTA, and the nonprofit Edovo.
Directed by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley and at present out there on VOD, Sing Sing stars Domingo as John “Divine G” Whitfield, who leads a troupe of his fellow inmates as they try and stage Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code, an unique play written by their director Brent Buell (performed by Paul Raci). Except for Domingo, the solid options many actors who have been previously incarcerated and took part within the non-profit program Rehabilitation By the Arts (RTA), together with supporting actor contender Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin.
Stated solid shall be reuniting quickly in New York for a particular efficiency of Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code, which is able to happen on the New York Theater Workshop on February third. J. Cameron-Smith (Succession) is internet hosting the closed occasion, which is able to embrace a Q&A with the solid and the real-life Brent Buell.
Sing Sing held its premiere contained in the correctional facility that gave it its title again in June, and likewise screened for an incarcerated viewers on the San Quentin Movie Pageant final October. Along with quite a few critics teams honors, Domingo and Maclin have each received Gotham Awards for his or her performances, and the movie obtained a number of nominations on the upcoming Indie Spirits. Consequence additionally ranked it as among the best movies of 2024.