Prison Ball (2004)

Directed by

Jason Moriarty

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at basketball programs inside prisons. It interviews inmates and prison staff about how the leagues work. The film focuses on four teams in Louisiana state prisons.

educationalobservationalinformativegroundedneutralstraightforwarddocumentary-style

What happens

Prison Ball is a 2004 American documentary film directed by Jason Moriarty and written by Jeff Scheftel. The 90-minute film is narrated by Ice-T. Prison Ball is about prison basketball as practiced by prisoners within prison walls. The documentary interviews various inmates and prison officials and specialists on the matter and tackles as well "prison basketball leagues" operating within prison systems. It focuses on four Louisiana state prison teams, and was shot mainly in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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