The Farm: Angola USA
Director Jonathan Stack / US / 1998 / 88mins
In 1997, Jonathan Stack spent a year shooting inside Angola Prison, Louisiana’s maximum security penitentiary, capturing the reality of six men living - and dying - in one of America’s oldest and largest penal institutions.
By revealing a powerful and universal truth - to err is human and to forgive, divine – The Farm strikes an empathic chord amongst audiences worldwide and has won many of cinema’s top awards, including the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the LA Film Critic’s Award, the New York Film Critic’s Award, an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary, 2 Emmys and 4 Emmy nominations.
When first broadcast in the US on A&E, The Farm attracted the largest audience for a documentary in the network’s history.
It has also been broadcast in 15 countries, including Japan, Australia, and throughout Europe, and has been the basis of educational programs throughout the US since.