“The scenes of the prisoners’ performance that are included in the documentary are riveting… You know you are seeing something extraordinary.”
Sr. Rose Pacatte, Film Reviewer, The National Catholic Reporter
“I immediately wanted to share it with others. It's such a beautifully human work of art.”
Valerie Jenness, Dean @ School of Social Ecology, Professor @ Department of Criminology, Law and society, Professor @ Department of Sociology, University of California at Irvine
“Absorbing and emotionally charged, ‘John Brown’s Body’ at San Quentin Prison illuminates the undeniable connection between creative freedom and spiritual fulfillment.”
Brendan Peterson, California Film Institute
“I have been in prisons and around prisoners for over forty years and I have never seen the emotions of self-confrontation and restoration portrayed so accurately and beautifully.”
Deacon John P. Storm, Diocese of Santa Rosa
"It is amazing…I think you will change the hearts and minds of anyone who takes the time to watch this beautiful and powerful work of art.”
Jeanne Woodford, served as Warden of San Quentin prison, Former Director of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
"If you demand high stakes from artistic endeavors, 'John Brown's Body' at San Quentin Prison is as stratospheric, and gritty, as it gets.”
Michael Fox, PBS reviewer for KQED San Francisco
“The payoff is that, whereas other films have their big shock and big teary-eyed moments, there is a consistent emotional involvement for the viewer here. You are fairly spellbound from the start.”
Selection Committee, Cleveland Film Festival
