Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From A Plantation Prison | Official Trailer

Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival

The story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's shutdown 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison-plantation. The documentary examines what led to the shutdown of the performance, the material that confronted a system, and how the impact of Peterson's visit rippled through Angola long after the record of her visit was erased by prison authorities.

Director: Cinque Northern
Producer: Catherine Gund
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins

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