Sociology Program, Human Rights Program, Film and Electronic Arts Program, Center for Civic Engagement, and Bard Prison Initiative Present
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall (2013)
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Campus Center, Weis Cinema
4:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
4:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
with Edgar Barens, University of Illinois, Chicago
Barens’ film portrays the final months of a terminally ill incarcerated man and the work of the hospice volunteers, themselves incarcerated men, who care for him. Prison Terminal draws on footage that Barens shot over a six-month period at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Ft. Madison. With its careful attention to the dynamics of aging and dying in a maximum-security prison, the film offers a revealing look into little-known aspects of American incarceration. Prison Terminal was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary in 2014.
After screening the film, which is about 40 minutes long, we will have commentary from both Edgar Barens and Allison McKim, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bard.
Edgar Barens received his BFA in Film and Photography and MFA in Cinematography from Southern Illinois University. He is currently Social Documentary Developer in the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
After screening the film, which is about 40 minutes long, we will have commentary from both Edgar Barens and Allison McKim, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bard.
Edgar Barens received his BFA in Film and Photography and MFA in Cinematography from Southern Illinois University. He is currently Social Documentary Developer in the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
For more information, call 845-758-7308, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:45 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema