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Art & Krimes by Krimes

Still from the feature documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes directed by Alysa Nahmias. An AJNA Films production. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films.
Artists Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig in a still from the feature documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes directed by Alysa Nahmias. An AJNA Films production. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films.
Artist Russell Craig in a still from the feature documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes directed by Alysa Nahmias. An AJNA Films production. Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films.

Art & Krimes by Krimes

2022, NR, US, Documentary, 85 minutes
  Florida Premiere
  Filmmakers in Attendance
  Juried Film

Director: Alysa Nahmias
Producers: Alysa Nahmias, Amanda Spain, Benjamin Murray
Writers: Alysa Nahmias and Miranda Yousef
Cast: Jesse Krimes, Jared Owens, Gilberto Rivera, Russell Craig

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While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art — including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. He smuggles out each panel, piece-by-piece, with the help of fellow artists, only seeing the mural in totality upon coming home. As Jesse’s work captures the art world’s attention, he struggles to adjust to life outside, living with the threat that any misstep will trigger a life sentence. Leaning into his own identity as a convicted felon and celebrated artist, Jesse turns the spotlight on people still in prison, asking us to question surface representations, recognize overlooked beauty and celebrate the transcendent power of art to connect us and elevate the human spirit.

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