Letter to the Free (2016)
Inspired by some of the greatest musical recordings and performances 'behind bars', Young imagines a time and place where jails and prisons are no longer filled with bodies but are ruins of a time of isolation, pain and absence. A film about our collective redemption. About second chances, forgiving mistakes, rehabilitation, love and exoneration.
Director: Bradford Young
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Karriem Riggins as |
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Common as |
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Andra Day as |
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Robert Glasper as |
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Bilal as |
| Sound | Karriem Riggins | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Marc Thomas | Editor |
| Sound | Marc Thomas | Sound Designer |
| Art | Akin McKenzie | Production Design |
| Production | Erin Wile | Producer |
| Directing | Bradford Young | Director |
| Camera | Bradford Young | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maceo Bishop | Director of Photography |