The Dhamma Brothers
East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison--the end of the line in Alabama's correctional system--is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence dwells a host of convicts who will never see the light of day. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding course of silent meditation lasting ten days. "The Dhamma Brothers" tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at Donaldson Correction Facility who enter into this arduous and intensive program.
Cast: Anne Marie Stein, Jenny Phillips, Geralyn Dreyfus, Andy Kukura, Bestor Cram
Produced by: Anne Marie Stein, Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura
Directed by: Anne Marie Stein, Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura
Written by: Anne Marie Stein, Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura
Running time: 1hr 16min
Opens: Apr 11, 2008 NY
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