Colman Domingo shines alongside a cast of formerly incarcerated individuals, but the film’s politics cater to outdated notions of crime and punishment.
The power of performance is the central exploration of Sing Sing , the latest collaboration from director Greg Kwedar and co-writer Clint Bentley . Taking place in the titular maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, the film follows John “ Divine G” Whitfield , a skilled writer and thespian serving a sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
Clear-eyed and somewhat condescending, G simply responds by telling him that he and his fellow troupe members prefer the term “beloved,” which causes Eye to storm off. Whether or not this event actually unfolded like this in real life, it certainly feels like an ill-advised scene for two white writer-directors to hinge these characters’ sensibilities on.
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