The Dhamma Brothers

The Dhamma Brothers: 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.

Director: Andrew Kukura
Director: Anne Marie Stein
Director: Jenny Phillips
Producer: Andrew Kukura
Producer: Anne Marie Stein
Producer: Jenny Phillips
Actor: Grady Bankhead
Actor: Edward Johnson
Actor: Ben Oryang
Actor: Rick Smith
Actor: Rob Cavanaugh
Actor: Jonathan Crowley
Actor: Charles Ice
Actor: Ron Cavanaugh
Actor: Wayne Finch
Actor: Bruce Stewart