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16 Bars

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Inmates at a Virginia jail collaborate with Speech -- singer of the hip-hop group Arrested Development -- to write music and record songs.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Nov 19, 2019
There is so much talent that it's almost dizzying. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Nov 15, 2019
The sobering, candid, sadly profound documentary "16 Bars" may center on a 2017 music workshop for prisoners in a Richmond, Va., jail but emerges as an unsettling snapshot of recidivism and the flaws in America's criminal justice system. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Nov 7, 2019
It only sometimes transcends its role as an awareness tool and reveals the texture and detail that long-term documentary filming can produce. Go to Full Review
Mark Goodyear Battle Royale With Cheese Jan 15, 2020
Through an unwavering lens, 16 Bars investigates the ways humanity traps itself in a cage through cycles of crime. Sam Bathrick has created something special with his efforts in telling a story the world needed to hear. Go to Full Review
Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval Los Angeles Sentinel Dec 6, 2019
16 Bars is engaging for a myriad of reasons but its Speech sharing the oral histories along with the making of the album that sets this documentary apart. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Sam Bathrick

Director

Speech Thomas

Actor

Joe Lamont

Executive Producer

Eric Michels

Executive Producer

Adam Barton

Producer

Alex Cullen

Cinematographer

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16 Bars

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Movie Info

Synopsis Inmates at a Virginia jail collaborate with Speech -- singer of the hip-hop group Arrested Development -- to write music and record songs.
Director
Sam Bathrick
Producer
Adam Barton
Distributor
Lightyear Entertainment
Production Co
Resonant Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 7, 2020
Runtime
1h 34m
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