A documentary that puts Alabama prisons in the spotlight is now in the running for one of the most well-known, prestigious awards in Hollywood — an Oscar. Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were ...

The Alabama Solution (now streaming on HBO Max) is a documentary primed to make a difference. After a decade working on the film, directors Andrew Jarecki (whose filmography includes hard-hitting docs ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Former WBRC anchor Beth Shelburne worked as a producer on a new HBO documentary examining the serious problems within Alabama’s prison system, revealing that filmmakers’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama is headed into an unusual week where Hollywood buzz, unlikely political alliances, and a searing prison documentary are ...

A jury of five incarcerated men selected the film “Songs From the Hole,” directed by Contessa Gayles, as winner of the top award at the first-ever film festival to be held at Sing Sing prison in ...

Sing Sing, a maximum security prison in New York, hosted its first film festival. With the help of the Marshall Project, a jury of incarcerated men weighed the merits of documentaries. Sing Sing is a ...

Sing Sing garnered much acclaim (and should have gotten more Oscar nominations) for how it explores prisoners having their humanity be more deeply recognized through practicing an art form. Sing Sing ...

The California prison used to house some of the state’s most violent criminals, but has become more known lately for creative pursuits. By Heather Knight Reporting from San Quentin, Calif. The prizes ...

FRONTLINE documentaries have examined incarceration in the U.S., including the debate over prison reform, the sentencing of juvenile offenders, the use of solitary confinement, the treatment of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frederick Wiseman: he favoured a cinéma vérite style and took care not to impose his own viewpoint on his material - J ...