Nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Lead Actor (Colman Domingo, his 2nd nomination two years in a row for that category), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Song.

Imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, Divine G (Domingo) finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.  

Domingo gives one of the most memorable and affecting performances of his career, bolstered by a cast made up almost entirely of formerly incarcerated actors and alumni of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts programme at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The participation of these former real life inmates in the film brings an authenticity to the group’s founding principle that human dignity must be a part of the justice system.

Directed with a dynamism that matches the charm, mischief, and compassion of the men themselves, Sing Sing recognizes the value of a place where we can gather to discuss, debate, and create, wherever that may be. It’s an ode to art as a process, much the same as life, through which we can strive to better understand ourselves and each other.

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Director: Greg Kwedar

USA | 2023 | 105m | English

Featuring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose

Content advisory: themes of suicide; mature themes; violence; coarse language