The story of Liza Jessie Peterson’s shutdown performance of her play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, America’s largest prison-plantation. The documentary examines what led to the shutdown, the material that confronted a system and the impact of her visit after it was erased by prison authorities.
2023 /
Finalist
ANGOLA DO YOU HEAR US? VOICES FROM A PLANTATION PRISON
Director & Producer: Cinque Northern,
Catherine Gund; EPs: Liza Jessie Peterson, Norris Henderson, Susan Sawyers, Agnes Gund and Andre Gaines
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2022 |
27 min
USA
Languages: English
AWARD:
Special Mention
Type:
Doc Short
Themes:
Human Rights, Creative Activism
