Michel Wenzer, Sweden, 2011, 88’, Color

Images from New Folsom, men at one of California’s most maximum security prisons let us see their world. This world is less about dangerous drama and more, as one of them describes, “about isolation. About closure of both the mind and the heart. And the spirit.” This intimate documentary shows prisoners, most serving a life sentence, who refuse such closure and instead work to uncover and express themselves. Their primary tool is making art and the fi lm takes us to prison poetry readings, gospel choirs, blues guitar on the yard, and to many more scenes of creation. At Night I Fly shows the artistic and human journey these men take, as well as the need that fuels it, and the beauty and pain encountered along the way.

Awards:

Special Jury Award, Sheffi eld Doc Fest
Best Swedish Documentary, Tempo Documentary Award
Swedish Film Award for Best Documentary