Prison Song (2001)
He was her only son. She was his only hope.
94 min
Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.
- Release date
- April 27, 2001
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Danny Hoch as Harris
- Elvis Costello as Public Defender
- Elvis Costello as Teacher
- Q-Tip as Elijah Dixon
- Eric McCollum as Thomas Wilson
- Denee Rivera as Jolie Martinez
- Justin 'DJ' Spaulding as Young Elijah
- Mary J. Blige as Mom
- Snow as Officer McIntyre
- Bobbito Garcia as Brown
- Hassan Johnson as Jay
Crew
- Darnell Martin · Director
- Darnell Martin · Writer
- Q-Tip · Writer
- Robert De Niro · Producer
- Brad Epstein · Producer
- Jane Rosenthal · Producer
- Alexander Gruszynski · Cinematographer
- Peter C. Frank · Editor
- Jessy Terrero · Casting director
- Ulysses Terrero · Casting director
- Anne Stuhler · Production designer