prison Archives | Talkhouse

Walking the Yard in Street Clothes: Premiering Quentin Blue Inside San Quentin

By Lane Michael Stanley | April 24, 2024

Lane Michael Stanley on the unique experience of filming and then premiering his new documentary in the legendary prison.

By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022

Since I Been Down director Gilda Sheppard on the way that creative imagination has shaped her distinctive approach to filmmaking.

By Alix Lambert | July 6, 2020

From her latest book, filmmaker and writer Alix Lambert shares a conversation with Albert Woodfox, who served 40 years in solitary confinement.

By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020

Writer-director Fernando Grostein Andrade on the lessons he learned behind bars, and how they apply to his new film Abe and our present moment.

By Rich Homie Quan | November 7, 2018

The story of Rich Homie Quan, in two parts.

By Domenic Palermo | September 27, 2018

The activist-musicians discuss their experiences being incarcerated and their work in the movement for a more humane justice system.

By Leigh Janiak | August 28, 2014

We mostly know about prison from films or TV, and this tough movie about life inside teaches us another thing: Jack O'Connell is a real movie star.