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The Dhamma brothers [videorecording (DVD)].

Freedom Behind Bars Productions, [2010].

DVD 365.665 D553 Doc

Donaldson Correctional Facility (Bessemer, Ala.)

Prisons -- Alabama.

Prisoners -- Religious life.

Criminals -- Rehabilitation.

Meditation -- Buddhism.

Meditation -- Therapeutic use.

Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)

Dharma (Buddhism)

[videorecording (DVD)].

Collector's ed.

1 videodisc (76 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2007.

Special features: One hour of never-before-seen footage, including personal conversations with the Dhamma Brothers, their families, and the meditation teachers about their lives in prison and Vipassana practices ; theatrical trailer.

"East meets West in the Deep South"--Container.

In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Freedom Behind Bars productions, produced in association with Northern Light Productions, and the Lionheart Foundation ; directors, Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura, Anne Marie Stein ; producers, Jenny Phillips, Anne Marie Stein ; co-producer, Peter Broderick.

"An overcrowded, violent maximum-security prison, the end of the line in Alabama's prison 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 live over 1,500 prisoners, many of whom will never again know life in the outside world. 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 program of silent meditation lasting ten days and requiring 100 hours of meditation. 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 Correctional Facility as they enter into this arduous and intensive program. This film has the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars."--Container.

Best Documentary: Western Psychological Association Film Festival.

Best Documentary: Woods Hole Film Festival.

Best Documentary: San Francisco Frozen Film Festival.

Prevention for a Safer Society Award, National Council on Crime & Delinquency, 2008.

Documentary films.

Phillips, Jenny, 1942-2018.

Kukura, Andrew.

Stein, Anne Marie.

Lionheart Foundation (Boston, Mass.)

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