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Documentary Film

An award-winning feature length documentary that follows a grammy-winning artist, four inmates, and the making of an album behind bars. Released in 2018, the film has played in theaters, film festivals, and community screenings, and is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

"I wrote this to inspire"

In 2017 a music legend traveled to a Virginia jail to make a record behind bars. Our award-winning feature documentary follows hip hop legend SPEECH from Arrested Development, as he records with and learns from four inmates in a makeshift recording studio in the Richmond City Justice Center.

As the creative process unfurls and a chance at freedom draws near, each of these men must unearth painful and poignant memories—keys to their lyrics and a chance at redemption.

Reach.

The film was nominated for a Black Reel Award, won Best Documentary at the Downtown L.A. Film Festival, was released theatrically in 5 cities, and was picked up for streaming by the Sundance Channel in 2021.