Aug. 4: “Songs from the Hole” Private Screening and Discussion
Thursday, August 4, 2024 | 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The Fallser Club
3271 Midvale Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Watch SONGS FROM THE HOLE, the visual album-documentary composed in prison. Enjoy live music by the film’s writer, music artist and main character, JJ’88.
At 15, he took a life. Three days later, his brother’s life was taken. A moving chronicle of forgiveness, family, and the transformative power of art, SONGS FROM THE HOLE weaves music and storytelling into an innovative documentary visual album. Through clear-eyed narration and lyrical journal entries, incarcerated musician James “JJ’88” Jacobs reveals his innermost struggles as a person who has both committed and experienced violent harm. While serving a double-life prison sentence, he searches for healing and peace as he comes of age in this documentary-musical odyssey composed behind bars.