An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker David Hoffman

B.B. King in "Sing Sing Thanksgiving"
Photo Credit. BurnsFilmCenter.org

With Thanksgiving around the corner, the Jacob Burns Film Center has a special event planned for the community, a commemoration the 50th anniversary of David Hoffman and Harry Willand’s 1973 documentary, "Sing Sing Thanksgiving," a film that chronicles the preparations and performances for a concert for the inmates of Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.  The JBFC will host a Q&A with director David Hoffman, moderated by documentary filmmaker Ryan Miller on November 3 at 7:00, which will be presented in partnership with the Sing Sing Prison Museum and community partner Hudson Roots.  I was offered the opportunity to speak with Mr. Hoffman about what the film meant to him and how it all came together.  Click here to read the interview!