
The Farm: Angola, USA
1998

Representation Score
Fair
2002
Director
Marc Levin
Runtime
55 minutes
Average Rating
No ratings yetNew Showbiz Analysis
Marc Levin’s documentary offers a gritty, unflinching look at systemic dysfunction within the carceral state. Using real-world surveillance footage, the film captures the raw reality of racialized violence and institutional failure. The work shines in its depiction of racial conflict, centering the experience of a person of color against white supremacist actors. This approach challenges traditional narratives of institutional stability and highlights the intersection of race and systemic violence. However, the film is limited by its focus on hyper-masculine environments. The lack of strong female roles and explicit LGBTQ+ characters narrows the scope regarding gender and sexual diversity, despite the film’s thematic depth.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. However, the exploration of sexual violence and power dynamics within the prison system hints at non-traditional gender and sexuality vulnerabilities.
The narrative centers on a highly masculine environment characterized by physical violence. While it lacks strong female roles, the film critiques toxic masculinity and traditional male hierarchies.
The documentary provides a raw look at racialized power dynamics and white supremacist violence by centering the experience of a Black inmate through surveillance footage.
The film portrays Western institutional structures as sites of systemic failure. It examines how environments shape behavior and morality, challenging the idea of an orderly state.
There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Across the United States, violent crime in prison is an everyday reality, with inmates routinely exposed to assault, riot, rape and murder. Anatomy of a Prison Murder examines the culture of institutional violence through the events that led to one burtal prison murder. Utah State Prison surveillance cameras capture this disturbing real-life account of the vicious stabbing of black inmate Lonnie Blackmon by convicted murderer, white supremacist Troy Kell and his accomplice Eric Daniels.

1998

2012

2015

2015

2009

1967

2004

2024
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie!
Use the rating form above to leave a star rating and optional review.