Music from the Big House

Year: 2012

Runtime: 90 min

Language: English

Director: Bruce McDonald

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This documentary follows blues musician Rita Chiarelli as she travels to Angola Prison in Louisiana. There, she performs for and connects with inmates serving life sentences. Through music and shared experiences, Chiarelli's energy and the prisoners’ powerful voices reveal moving stories of hope, redemption, and the enduring power of the human spirit, highlighting themes of forgiveness and humanity in challenging circumstances.

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