Name: Art & Krimes by Krimes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-09
Duration: 85 min

About

While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. He smuggles out each panel piece-by-piece with the help of fellow artists, only seeing the mural in totality upon coming home. As Jesse's work captures the art world's attention, he struggles to adjust to life outside, living with the threat that any misstep will trigger a life sentence.

Director

Alysa Nahmias

Writers

Alysa Nahmias, Miranda Yousef

Producers

Nion McEvoy, Leslie Berriman, Sheri Sobrato

Music

Amanda Jones

Studio

Wavelength, Ajna Films, MTV Documentary Films, Giving Voice Films, Sundance Institute

Keywords

prison artist drugs prison sentence art gallery solitary