The Prisoner's Song

An interesting short film that juxtaposes a prisoner serving his time, and then in the time on parole trying to find his space back in life. The point being made is that there are similarities between these two places in terms of the isolation, the existence of cliques, and the emotional stress of life. It is patiently done, with serious black and white footage, and no real sensationalism - even a prison fight is sort of played out off camera while we observe a static object. The pace and tone helps it, and its point is well made. The problem is that it is hugely sincere and straight-forward in its message, and this made the film feel limited and a bit 'worthy' and a bit on the nose with how it made its point. Worth seeing for this, but then at the same time a bit weakened by it too.