ART AND KRIMES BY KRIMES
A film by Alysa Nahmias
2021, 85 minutes
2021, 85 minutes
No. 382
Documentary
Documentary
The film is available for community screenings. To learn more, inquire with questions to info@grasshopperfilm.com. The artists are available for in-person presentations and Q&A's. If interested please email krimesfilm@gmail.com.
Description
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.
Festivals
Winner, Best Documentary Feature, RiverRun International Film Festival
Winner, Best Feature Documentary, Justive on Trial Film Festival
Winner, Audiance Award and Best Animation, Philadelphia Film Festival
Official Selection, DOC NYCOfficial Selection, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Reviews
“It is rare to find a film that reflects its subject so insightfully, in both an artistic and thematic sense.” - Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap
"Art & Krimes by Krimes is an inspiring and infuriating documentary. Inspiring because, once again, we are reminded of the redeeming and life-affirming qualities inherent in creating art, and infuriating as a man falls into the prison industrial complex and the dehumanization that inevitably takes place there." - Paul Weissman, Film Forward
