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Jail Time Records

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Jail Time Records is a documentary musical that follows recording artists emerging from one of the world's toughest settings. Inside the crammed alleyways of the Central Prison of Douala in Cameroon, the film immerses itself in the lives of the inmates-turned-artists that make up Jail Time Records, the first recording studio in an African prison.

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Leslie Combemale AWFJ.org 1d
5/5
Overcrowded New Bell prison in Douala, Cameroon is the backdrop ofDione Roach and Steve Happi’s documentary, a beautiful, visceral, invigorating movie that is as dynamic and hopeful as it is rage-inducing and heartbreaking. Go to Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat 2d
10/10
Jail Time Records is a musical like no other, from the least likely place on Earth, that will lock down your fascination for a life sentence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dione Roach

Director

Steve Happi

Director

Dione Roach

Producer

Steve Happi

Producer

Giacomo Stucchi-Prinetti

Producer

Tabs Breese

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jail Time Records is a documentary musical that follows recording artists emerging from one of the world's toughest settings. Inside the crammed alleyways of the Central Prison of Douala in Cameroon, the film immerses itself in the lives of the inmates-turned-artists that make up Jail Time Records, the first recording studio in an African prison.
Director
Dione Roach, Steve Happi
Producer
Dione Roach, Steve Happi, Giacomo Stucchi-Prinetti, Tabs Breese
Production Co
Artists Equity, Jail Time Production
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 34m