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Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House

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Original title: Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House
Year: 1991
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United States
Director: Alan Raymond
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Alan Raymond
Genre: Documentary | Half-length Film
Synopsis: Called "riveting and beautifully made" by The New York Times, the Academy Award®-nominated DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE takes a hard-edged look at life inside the walls of Lewisburg, a maximum security federal penitentiary where the notion of rehabilitation and parole have all but been abandoned.After gaining unprecedented permission from the Justice Department, Emmy® Award-winner Alan Raymond spent five weeks inside Lewisburg. With access to the entire prison, the Raymonds captured the stories of corrections officers as well as the inmates, including drug lords, "lifers" with no possibility of parole, and prisoners convicted of leading prison riots. Detailing a world where prisoners carry "shanks" and officers respond to violence in full riot gear, this candid documentary reveals what life inside "the big house" is really like. A rare, unprecedented look at the prison subculture, DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE will challenge the way you look at incarceration in America. DVD Features: Filmmaker Interview; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Awards: 1991: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary

1991: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director / Documentary

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Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House

1991

Alan Raymond