Jimmy Santiago Baca was a petty thief and a drug dealer when he was sentenced to five years in Arizona State Prison, one of the deadliest prisons in America. Baca began his incarceration violent, angry and illiterate, yet taught himself how to read and write, discovering a passion for poetry that ultimately saved his life.
Cast
Crew
Daniel Glick
Director, Editor, Producer
Gabriel Baca
Assistant Editor, Producer, Camera Operator
Michael William Gordon
Cinematography
David Grubin
Executive Producer
Taylor Hackford
Executive Producer
Andrés Salazar
Associate Producer
Keith Bilderbeck
Sound Designer
Roger Suen
Music
Miguel Rivera
Dialogue Editor
David Dirks
Production Consultant
Dante Reynolds
Recording Supervision
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