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‘Sing Sing’ Set to Be First Film Released in Theaters and Prisons Simultaneously (Exclusive)

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Rebecca KeeganJanuary 14, 2025 • 8:00 PM
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A groundbreaking film about a prison theater program is set to make history by premiering simultaneously in theaters and correctional facilities across the country.
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  • Sing Sing, the A24 film directed by Colman Domingo, will become the first movie to be released in both traditional theaters and over 1,100 prisons through tablets, reaching nearly a million incarcerated individuals.
  • The film, which earned Domingo an Oscar nomination, features a cast of mostly formerly incarcerated performers who are alumni of the real-life nonprofit Rehabilitation Through the Arts, highlighting the transformative power of storytelling and the arts.
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Colman Domingo, Paul Raci, Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin, Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez, A24, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), Edovo, Sing Sing
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