Prison Hospice Documentary Shortlisted for Oscar

October 18, 2013 in Activist Art, Prison Non-Photography | Tags: Hospice, Iowa State Penitentiary, Prison Terminal, The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

Last year, I congratulated Edgar Barens on his devotion to a story about a terminally-ill prisoner in Iowa.

That devotion is paying off. This week, Barens’ film titled Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall has been nominated for Best Documentary Short Film for the 2014 Oscars.

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November 17, 2013 at 9:23 pm

The 20 Best American Prison Documentaries | Prison Photography

[…] Barens (who also made a documentary about the Angola prison hospice) is currently shortlisted for an Oscar for Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack […]

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