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Angola, usa is a powerful and intimate look inside america s oldest and largest maximumsecurity prison. No stereotypes about prison life intrude on the candor and intimacy of the farm. Jonathan stack codirected this documentary, which explores life behind the bars of louisianas notorious maximumsecurity prison, angola. The best movies and tv shows new to netflix, amazon and. The farm won 3 primetime emmy awards, best documentary film of 1998. Angola, usa is a 1998 awardwinning documentary set in the. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Jonathan stack and liz garbus examine life at the maximum security louisiana state penitentiary. The much deserving top doc cowinner at sundance, the farm. Angola, usa 1998 1h 28min documentary 17 january 1998 usa documentary depicting day to day life in angola prison mostly from an inmates perspective. Angola, usa is a 1998 awardwinning documentary set in the notorious and largest american maximumsecurity prison, louisiana state penitentiary, known as angola.

At tuesday nights screening, directors jonathan stack and liz garbus answered questions about their filming experience, and shed light on what drew them to the six prison inmates whose stories and struggles we follow in the documentary. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. Loosely based on articles published in life sentences, drawn from the prison magazine, the angolite, the film was directed and produced by jonathan stack and liz garbus. There is a problem with your email address and we are unable to communicate with you. Documentary depicting day to day life in angola prison mostly from an inmates perspective. Angola, usa is a 1998 awardwinning documentary set in americas infamous maximum security prison in angola, louisiana. Angola, usa is an ambitious, appropriately moody peek behind the razor wire that surrounds louisiana state penitentiary. So tells eugene tannehill, inmate of the louisiana state penitentiary in angola, known as the farm, the largest maximum security prison in the united states. The accomplished documentarian liz garbus bestknown for the oscarnominated films the farm. Filmmakers jonathan stack and liz garbus worked closely with their guide, prisonerturnedauthor wilbert rideau, the editor of a prison magazine. Damned in the usa, which a rightwing religious group had attempted to suppress. Angola, usa 1998 liz garbus and jonathan stack codirected this documentary, which explores life behind the bars of louisianas notorious maximumsecurity prison, angola. This film had its origins in stacks earlier documentary, damned in the usa, which a rightwing religious group had attempted to suppress. Angola, usa directs this narrative feature about the hunt for the long island serial killer, starring amy ryan, thomasin mckenzie, and gabriel byrne.