The Farm: Angola, USA
| The Farm: Angola, USA | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by |
Liz Garbus Wilbert Rideau Jonathan Stack |
| Produced by |
Liz Garbus Jonathan Stack |
| Written by | Bob Harris |
| Narrated by | Bernard Addison |
| Cinematography |
Sam Henriques Bob Perrin |
| Edited by |
Mona Davis Mary Manhardt |
Release dates | 1998 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
The Farm: Angola, USA is a 1998 award-winning documentary set in America's infamous maximum security prison in Angola, Louisiana. It was produced by Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus and directed by Stack, Garbus, and Wilbert Rideau.
The film follows the lives of six prison inmates who convey their own personal stories of life, death, and survival in a world that few manage to ever leave. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1]
A follow-up film, The Farm: 10 Down, which examines the lives of the surviving prison inmates 10 years after the original film, was released in 2009.
| Inmate | Year imprisoned | Sentence | Conviction |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Brown, Jr. | 1986 | Death | First-degree murder and robbery |
| George Crawford | 1997 | First-degree murder | |
| Wilbert Rideau | 1961 | Murder and kidnapping | |
| Vincent Simmons | 1977 | 100 years | Double rape |
| Eugene 'Bishop' Tannehill | 1959 | Life | Murder |
| Logan 'Bones' Theriot | 1960 | Murder of wife | |
| Ashanti Witherspoon | 1972 | 75 years | Armed robbery |
Awards
- Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize, 1998
- Academy Awards - Best Documentary Feature: Nominee, 1999
- Doubletake Documentary Film Festival - Audience Award, 1998
- Emmy Awards - 1999
- Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography
- Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming - Picture Editing
- Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming - Sound Editing: Nominee
- Outstanding Non-Fiction Special: Nominee
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Best Documentary, 2000
- Florida Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize, 1998
- San Francisco Film Festival - Golden Gate Award, 1998
- New York Film Critics Circle - Best Non-Fiction Film, 1998
- National Society of Film Critics - Best Non-Fiction Film, 1999
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Documentary Film, 1999
- Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival - Taos Land Grant Award: Nominee, 1998
- Thurgood Marshall Award, 1999
- Satellite Awards - Best Documentary: Nominee - 1998
References
- ↑ "NY Times: The Farm: Angola, USA". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-22.