Directed by:
Madeleine SacklerCinematography:
Wolfgang HeldComposer:
Andrew HollanderPlots(1)
It’s a Hard Truth, Ain’t It is an affecting and enlightening glimpse at the stories of thirteen incarcerated men imprisoned at the Pendelton Correctional Facility in Indiana. Over a weeklong workshop inside the prison, filmmaker Madeleine Sackler, a drama inspired by the work she did on this documentary, introduces the inmates to the art of filmmaking. She shows them movies they’ve never seen - Grizzly Man proves a particular highlight for the group - and provides them with camera equipment so that they can interview each other, offering them a platform to tell their own stories. In their resulting projects, the men candidly share their personal histories and provide accounts of the crimes they’ve committed. Their testimonies are visualized through animated sequences, illustrated by the gifted Yoni Goodman of Waltz with Bashir, providing the viewer with remarkable access into their inner worlds. The result is a complex and vivid tapestry of individual experiences that, when woven together, elucidate the shared narratives of the 2.2 million people currently in prison in the United States. (Tribeca Film Festival)
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It's a Hard Truth Ain't It
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Lakeshore Records
Year: 2019
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 48:39
1. | Opening Credits | Andrew Hollander | 03:30 |
2. | Big Wheel In Memphis | Andrew Hollander | 00:54 |
3. | Dad Was A Preacher | Andrew Hollander | 02:32 |
4. | Five Guys | Andrew Hollander | 00:50 |
5. | Bar Brawl On The School Bus | Andrew Hollander | 01:07 |
6. | Killing Her Too | Andrew Hollander | 02:13 |
7. | Put Your Browns On | Andrew Hollander | 01:55 |
8. | Walking Dead | Andrew Hollander | 01:56 |
9. | Tell Each Other's Story | Andrew Hollander | 01:52 |
10. | The Buck Stops With Me | Andrew Hollander | 00:43 |
11. | We Can't Have A Plot | Andrew Hollander | 00:41 |
12. | Foster Family | Andrew Hollander | 01:43 |
13. | What If | Andrew Hollander | 02:18 |
14. | Sign Right Here | Andrew Hollander | 01:44 |
15. | That Wasn't Their Plan | Andrew Hollander | 01:45 |
16. | Birds | Andrew Hollander | 03:19 |
17. | Letter | Andrew Hollander | 02:23 |
18. | Pre-Murders | Andrew Hollander | 03:58 |
19. | Murders | Andrew Hollander | 06:23 |
20. | End Titles | Andrew Hollander | 05:30 |
21. | Is This Your Life | Andrew Hollander | 01:23 |