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The Dhamma brothers / Freedom Behind Bars productions ; produced in association with Northern Light Productions, and the Lionheart Foundation ; directors, Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura, Anne Marie Stein ; producers, Jenny Phillips, Anne Marie Stein ; co-producer, Peter Broderick.
LIBRA DVD 019 218
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility (Bessemer, Ala.).
- Prisons--Alabama.
- Prisons.
- Meditation--Buddhism.
- Meditation.
- Meditation--Therapeutic use.
- Prisoners--Religious life--Alabama--Bessemer.
- Prisoners.
- Criminals--Rehabilitation.
- Criminals.
- Vipaśyanā (Buddhism).
- Dharma (Buddhism).
- Prisoners--Religious life.
- Alabama--Bessemer.
- Alabama.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Collector's edition ; [Full screen presentation].
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on menu screen, disc surface, container : Dhamma brothers : East meets West in the deep South
- Place of Publication:
- [Concord, MA] : Freedom Behind Bars Productions, [2010?]
- Language Note:
- In English; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, all regions; Dolby Digital.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- An overcrowded maximum-security prison is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. A dramatic tale of human potential and transformation that closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Jeremy Leach, Wah Ho Chan; editor, Andrew Kukura; music, Zachary Micheletti.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2007.
- Special features; one hour of never-before-seen footage, including personal conversations with the Dhamma Brothers, their families, and the meditation teachers about their lives in prison and Vipassana practices; original theatrical trailer.
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4:3).
- Winner, Best documentary: Western Psychological Association, San Francisco Frozen, and Woods Hole Film Festivals ; 2008 Winner, Prevention for a Safer Society Award, National Council on Crime & Delinquency.
- OCLC:
- 665093673
- Publisher Number:
- 013964155402
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