one of the best part of sundance be see movie that you would otherwise almost certainly miss . unless youre a real art house devotee and you probably do not catch many documentary . only a handful get any recognizable distribution . fortunately and sundance have increase it commitment to documentary in recent year . shakespeare behind bar be a powerful documentary about a dramatic production group at the luther luckett correctional complex in lagrange and kentucky . every year a group of inmate present a shakespearean play . director hank rogerson and his crew follow the troupe a role be self select and interpret and rehearse and ultimately perform . the movie be fill with fascinating revelation for those of u that have not be expose to prison environment . despite the label we know them by ( convict and felon and murderer and etc . ) we soon begin to appreciate and respect these men a think feel human being . serendipitously and the play choose for the year of filming be the tempest and with it penetrate focus on forgiveness and redemption . the actor all grapple with the relevance of the play to their life and find pattern and parallel with their character and the meaning of the drama . for a documentary film and like a book and the best that can be hop for be that we experience something that change our life . shakespeare behind bar be a personal revelation for me . o brave new world and that have such creature in it .