The Dhamma Brothers (2008)
76 min
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. Written by Balcony Releasing
- Release date
- January 31, 2007
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Grady Bankhead as Self
- Ron Cavanaugh as Self
- Jonathan Crowley as Self
- Edward Johnson as Self
- Ben Oryang as Self
- Rick Smith as Self
- Bruce Stewart as Self
Crew
- Andrew Kukura · Director
- Jenny Phillips · Director
- Anne Marie Stein · Director
- Jenny Phillips · Producer
- Anne Marie Stein · Producer
- Wah Ho Chan · Cinematographer
- Jeremy Leach · Cinematographer
- Andrew Kukura · Editor