Interviews With Clarence Maclin, Songwriters Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander, And Composer Bryce Dessner For "Sing Sing"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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"Sing Sing" premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was praised for its relevance to current social issues, powerful performances, and skilled direction. It's one of the most acclaimed films of 2024 and a strong Oscar contender for A24. The film tells the important story of a group of people who are incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility who find redemption through the art of creating theatrical stage shows in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program. I had the privilege of hearing from breakthrough actor, the Gotham Award-winning Clarence Maclin, about his life, experience making the film, and dreams for the future, which you can listen to below. Following this conversation, Daniel Howat was fortunate to speak with the people behind the music from the film, composer Bryce Dessner and songwriters Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander, for the closing credits track "Like A Bird." Don't miss the opportunity to see this remarkable film, which will be returning to theaters on January 17th, 2025, from A24 and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the Gotham Award-winning actor from the film Sing Sing, Clarence Macklin, followed by Daniel Howitt's interview with the film's composer, Bryce Desner, and the songwriters for The Song Like a Bird, Adrian,esada and Abraham Alexander. To die, to sleep,
0:25.6	to dream.
0:27.6	This is a clemency hearing for your conviction, 25 to life.
0:35.6	Since you've been in custody,
0:38.3	you've been involved in the theater program.
0:40.3	All right, gentlemen, let's go.
0:43.3	It's been a program that was established
0:46.3	to help people get more in touch with their feelings
0:48.3	and it freely gets some rehabilitation.
0:50.3	I am Gladiatea Goliath.
0:52.3	I am Starthus. I'm Prince Hamlet of Denmark.
0:57.0	And it's turned into something, I don't know, wonderful.
1:02.0	What part do you play?
1:06.0	From time to time I do act, like we all do.
1:09.0	So are you acting at all during this interview?
1:12.4	All right, everyone.
1:13.1	I'm being joined right now on the Next Best Picture podcast by the breakout star from
1:17.7	Sing Sing, Clarence Baclin.
1:20.1	Clarence, I'm so happy we're finally here and we're doing this, man.
1:23.4	Yeah, man, I'm glad to be here, brother.
1:25.6	Absolutely.
1:26.7	You know, one of the things that I find so incredible about this film is how it is populated by people who have gone through the real experience that the film is speaking about here, who have graduated from this program, been through this program, and are able to really speak to life experiences that I think profoundly touch us all as audience members.
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