-starring drama made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The indie banner confirmed the deal Friday evening.
Directed by Greg Kwedar, the film is inspired by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, following a group of inmates who collaborate on stage shows. Domingo, who was also represented at TIFF with the George C.
“Sing Sing” was financed and produced by Black Bear, the Marfa Peach Company and Edith Productions, with Kwedar working with Clint Bentley and Brent Buell to adapt the script from Buell’s play “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code.” CAA Media Finance handled the North American deal, while producer and financier Black Bear is still courting buyers for international territories.of “Sing Sing,” critic Stephen Saito had strong praise for the feature, hailing “the deeply empathetic and hugely engaging look it offers of the carceral system, where no one should be defined by their past and written off by society.