Sing Sing Screening and Panel

Join us for a screening of the 2024 feature film Sing Sing. A panel will follow the screening for discussion on the power of education in prisons and the roles colleges and universities can and should play to address the mass incarceration crisis in the United States.

Light dinner included with RSVP

Panel:

• Dario Peña, Sing Sing formerly-incarcerated Actor; Justice Through Code Student Success Manager – Columbia University's Center for Justice 
• Dr. Willie Francois, Faculty Director of the Sing Sing MPS Program; Co-Faculty Director of Doctor of Ministry – Union Theological Seminary
• Serena Moss, '25 MBA Candidate; 2024 Reentry Acceleration Program Instructor – Columbia Business School's Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
• Moderated by Geraldine Downey, Director, Center for Justice; Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in Psychology – Columbia University.

About Sing Sing

Based on a true story, the 2024 feature film Sing Sing illustrates the life of Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. The film is directed by Greg Kwedar and released by A24.

Thanks to our Co-sponsors:

A24, Columbia University's Center for Justice, Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, and Union Theological Seminary.

Our Programs:

• See more about the Center for Justice at Columbia University

• See more about the MPS Program at Union Theological Seminary

• See more about the ReEntry Acceleration Program (REAP) at Columbia Business School