Clarence Maclin

Des prisonniers s'échappent un peu de leur réel en formant une troupe de théâtre.

Unlocked captures the unsparingly honest stories of formerly incarcerated men and women who participated in RTA's prison arts program. The film offers a different model for criminal justice, emphasizing life skills that lead to success after prison. Accompanying Unlocked are ten additional videos that introduce us to more RTA alumni stories.

Dramatic Escape follows inmates at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Upstate New York, as they attempt to mount a behind bars production of A FEW GOOD MEN. Tracing the inmates' steps from auditions through their curtain call, we are witness to their journey - both as individuals and as a players ensemble. All of the obstacles involved with putting on a stage production on the outside become all the more difficult behind bars. Hear the inmates' stories and candid retelling of the crimes that landed them in prison. Witness their everyday struggle with what they have done and listen as they contemplate whether redemption is ever achievable either to themselves or to the outside world.