Movies and TvShows featuring "louisiana-state-penitentiary" theme.

Tells the shocking and unbelievable story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three black men from rural Louisiana who were held in solitary confinement in the biggest prison in the U.S., an 18,000-acre former slave plantation known as Angola.

Serving Life is a documentary that showcases a groundbreaking hospice program, where inmates in a Louisiana prison care for their fellow prisoners who are terminally ill. It provides a rare glimpse into the lives of these inmates as they find redemption and purpose in serving others.

The Farm: Angola, USA is a documentary that takes an in-depth look at life inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola prison. The film explores various aspects of prison life, including the experiences of inmates, the role of the warden and the parole board, and the controversial issue of capital punishment. Through interviews, narration, and raw footage, The Farm provides a compelling and thought-provoking glimpse into the reality of life behind bars in Angola.

The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo is a 1999 American short documentary film directed by Simeon Soffer. It focuses primarily on the inmates experiences in the rodeo. For a lot of those prisoners, the rodeo seems to be the only thing they have to look forward to. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

What have a young English girl and a Black Panther convicted of murder got to say to each other?

Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison tells the story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson's 2020 performance of her acclaimed play The Peculiar Patriot at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, America’s largest prison.

Known for years as one of the most dangerous maximum-security prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is the setting for one of the most moving concerts ever given by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers. Recorded live, this new DVD features a magnificent, full concert PLUS a powerful docu-video complete with inmate interviews and testimonies focusing on the amazing spiritual revival that is occurring within the prison.

This documentary depicts the life inside the walls of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. See what life is like inside Angola, a self-sustaining agricultural community that boasts five new churches and its own inmate-run TV and radio station.

The gripping story of Robert King Wilkerson, Herman Wallace, and Albert Woodfox, men who endured solitary confinement longer than any known living prisoner in the United States. Politicized through contact with the Black Panther Party while inside Louisiana's prisons, they formed one of the only prison Panther chapters in history and worked to organize other prisoners.

Three black man collectively have wrongly served 100 years in solitary confinement.