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“Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, who earned an Oscar nomination for the Sing Sing screenplay, has boarded Ben Rekhi’s documentary short The Breakthrough Group as an executive producer.
“The film, which qualifies for Academy Award consideration, chronicles the journeys of formerly incarcerated individuals navigating a rehabilitation program. …
One of the ways to pay it back is by helping the next person out.
“The documentary takes viewers inside The Other Side Academy (TOSA), a Salt Lake City-based program that diverges sharply from conventional rehabilitation models. Participants commit to a rigorous two-and-a-half-year program that costs them nothing, with operations funded by the organization’s own businesses, including a moving company and thrift store. The film tracks four individuals going through the program along with one of its directors. …
“‘The mission of this documentary speaks to a lot of the things that matter to me,’ Maclin said. ‘In Sing Sing, I got to tell my story of how I turned my negativity in the streets into something positive for other people. This film tells a similar story of people trying to rebuild their lives. Many of us who come home from prison, we feel as though we owe society. We may not be able to always balance those scales, but we have to keep trying. One of the ways to pay it back is by helping the next person out. That’s what I love about this film. It’s about not letting anybody on your team fail. It’s about holding not just yourself accountable, but everybody around you accountable too. This whole team has to win or we are all going to lose.’ …
“For Sing Sing, Maclin received an adapted screenplay nomination shared with Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley and John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield. His acting work in the film brought recognition from BAFTA, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards, along with a Gotham Award victory. He’s just finished shooting the lead in In Starland, which marks British actor Ray Panthaki’s debut as a director and is currently in post-production.
“‘Part of the reason Sing Sing popped was that it was so honest,’ Maclin said. ‘It didn’t focus on the violence in the prison, or the corruption of the officers. Instead it was about transformation. That could happen anywhere. And that’s what this doc is about. Even outside the walls of prison people get locked up in their own beliefs. People think they’re alone in their suffering and so they don’t reach out for help. You know what I mean? And this film says you’re not the only one. We all go through it. I’ve been hurt many times. And if I can get my life back, so can you. That’s beautiful, man. I can’t wait for people to see it.’”
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