It's a Hard Truth Ain't It

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It's a Hard Truth Ain't It
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It's A Hard Truth Ain't It is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Madeleine Sackler, Dennis Brown, Franklin Cox, Brandon Crider, Clifford Elswick, Joseph Henderson, Herb Robertson, Rushawn Tanksley, Marshaun Bugg, Al'jonon Coleman, James Collins, Quentis Hardiman, Charles Lawrence, and Mark Thacker. [2]

It is the first widely released film co-directed by people who are incarcerated. In the film, 13 men incarcerated in the Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana study filmmaking with Sackler to tell their own stories. [3] [4] Sackler's fiction film, O.G., was in part inspired by the work done for this documentary; many of the co-directors in It's A Hard Truth Ain't It also appear in O.G. [5]

It's A Hard Truth Ain't It was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary category. [6]

Animated portrayals of the men's memories were created by Yoni Goodman. [7] [8]

The film and O.G. were both acquired by HBO after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ July, Beandrea (April 22, 2018). "Tribeca 2018 Women Directors: Meet Madeleine Sackler— "It's a Hard Truth Ain't It"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ Entertainment, WarnerMedia (2019-02-13). "HBO Documentary Films' IT'S A HARD TRUTH AIN'T IT Debuts Feb. 25 on HBO". Medium. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'It's A Hard Truth, Ain't It' On HBO, A Documentary Created By Inmates At The Prison Where 'O.G' Was Shot". Decider. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ↑ "It's a Hard Truth Ain't It | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. ↑ "It's a Hard Truth Ain't It — maysles documentary center". mayslesdocumentary center. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  6. ↑ The Emmys TV. "news 41st nominations" (PDF). Emmy Awards.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "IFC Center - It's a Hard Truth, Ain't It". IFC Center. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Four Movies at the Tribeca Film Festival That Don't Pretend | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  9. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2018-10-12). "HBO Acquires 'O.G.', Prison-Filmed Feature Starring Jeffrey Wright". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  10. ↑ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (October 12, 2018). "HBO Acquires Jeffrey Wright Prison Movie 'O.G.'". The Hollywood Reporter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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