ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES

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Showings

Chauncey -Theater 2 Sun, Feb 4 4:00 PM
Series Info
Series:Community Collaborations
Reel Representation
Film Info
Director:Alysa Nahmias
Featuring:Jesse Krimes
Runtime:85 minutes
Rating:Not Rated
Year Released:2021
Format:DCP
Production Country:USA
Language:English

Description

A Community Collaborations Event

Presented in partnership with Coalition to Abolish Prison Slavery at Iowa

Featuring a post-show discussion with Donald Hinton, Gina Hausknecht, and Michelle Heinz

"A thoughtfully composed work about the place of art in a broken culture."—Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap

While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. He smuggles out each panel piece-by-piece with the help of fellow artists, only seeing the mural in totality upon coming home. As Jesse's work captures the art world's attention, he struggles to adjust to life outside, living with the threat that any misstep will trigger a life sentence.