A24 has acquired theatrical distribution rights to “Sing Sing,” 5 days after the Colman Domingo-starring drama made its world premiere on the Toronto International Film Festival. The indie banner confirmed the deal Friday night.
Directed by Greg Kwedar, the movie is impressed by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program on the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, following a gaggle of inmates who collaborate on stage exhibits. Domingo, who was additionally represented at TIFF with the George C. Wolfe-directed biopic “Rustin” from Netflix, leads “Sing Sing,” joined by a forged that features Paul Raci, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his supporting flip in “Sound of Metal,” in addition to Clarence Maclin and Sean San José.
“Sing Sing” was financed and produced by Black Bear, the Marfa Peach Company and Edith Productions, with Kwedar working with Clint Bentley and Brent Buell to adapt the script from Buell’s play “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code.”
CAA Media Finance dealt with the North American deal, whereas producer and financier Black Bear continues to be courting patrons for worldwide territories.
In Variety’s evaluation of “Sing Sing,” critic Stephen Saito had sturdy reward for the function, hailing “the deeply empathetic and vastly partaking look it gives of the carceral system, the place nobody must be outlined by their previous and written off by society.” Saito additionally highlighted Domingo’s lead flip as a “commanding efficiency” that “can also be charming when merely taking in data, instinctively recognizing when to cede the highlight to his nonprofessional co-stars.”
Deadline first reported A24’s acquisition of “Sing Sing.”
