Angad Bhalla, director of the documentary Herman’s House, will be on the #docchat Twitter chat on Tuesday, July 9 from 3-5 PM ET (Noon-2 PM PT). He will be taking your questions about his experience of making the film.
Herman Wallace may be the longest-serving prisoner in solitary confinement in the United States—he’s spent more than 40 years in a 6-by-9-foot cell in Louisiana. Imprisoned in 1967 for a robbery he admits, he was subsequently sentenced to life for a killing he vehemently denies. Herman’s House is a moving account of the remarkable expression his struggle found in an unusual project proposed by artist Jackie Sumell. Imagining Wallace’s “dream home” began as a game and became an interrogation of justice and punishment in America. The film takes us inside the duo’s unlikely 12-year friendship, revealing the transformative power of art.
Ask the filmmaker a question by posting to Twitter with the hashtag #docchat.
Here is an overview of the #docchat event:
When: Tuesday, July 9 from 3-5 PM ET (Noon-2 PM PT). If you can’t make it, you can send in your questions ahead of time using the hashtag #docchat or in a comment below.
Who: Angad Bhalla will be the guest, tweeting from @HermansFilm. POV will be moderating from @povdocs.
How: To submit a question, send a tweet with the hashtag #docchat from a Twitter account, or leave a comment below if you don’t have an account. To follow the conversation, search the hashtag #docchat on Twitter or follow along at tweetchat.com. You can also bookmark this post and return on Wednesday, July 10 to view an archived transcript of the conversation.
On July 8, at 10 PM, POV will present the national broadcast premiere of Herman’s House on PBS (Check local listings). The film will be available for streaming on the POV website starting July 8, 2013 to August 6, 2013.
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