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Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

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Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Directed byEdgar Barens
Produced byEdgar Barens
Edited byGeof Bartz and Gladys Mae Murphy
Music byMax Richter
Distributed byThe Cinema Guild
Release date
  • 2013 (2013)
Running time
40 minutes

Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall is a 2013 documentary film by Edgar Barens.

Synopsis

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This film tells the story of Jack Hall, a terminally ill octogenarian lifer at Iowa State Penitentiary. The film looks at the last six months of Jack's life and the creation of a hospice run by other inmates serving life sentences. The film is a no-nonsense look at the aging population in America's prisons and how one group helps prisoners die with dignity.[1]

Awards

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Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Academy Award[2] March 2, 2014 Best Short Subject Documentary Edgar Barens Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Means, Sean P. (2014-02-06). "Movie review: Short documentaries speak the truth in small doses". The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ "2014 Oscar Nominations". Oscars.com. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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