Oscar nominees Colman Domingo (Rustin), and Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) lead a cast of non-professionals, many of whom play themselves, in Greg Kwedar’s inspirational true story, based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in upstate New York, about a troupe of incarcerated people who escape the realities of prison life through the redemptive power of theatrical performance. Every six months the theatre workshop convenes under the auspices of programme director Brent (Raci), looking to Divine G (Domingo), their de facto artistic leader for guidance as they choose their next production. However, he gets more than he bargained for when he recruits Divine Eye (Clarence Maclin), a volatile new member, who suggests they stage a comedy, a first for the troupe.

Notes by David O’Mahony