2024 | United States | Documentary

Edge of Daybreak

  • English 31 mins
  • Director | Dawn Porter
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Asako Gladsjo, Amanda Goscinski Potvin

STATUS: Released

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In 1979, incarcerated musicians recorded an album of original R&B music in a Virginia maximum-security prison. They called themselves the Edge of Daybreak, and their songs about love, freedom, and destiny became a local sensation for a time. Decades later, DJs rediscovered this forgotten gem, and it was introduced to new audiences in the Oscar-winning film, Moonlight, reuniting the surviving band members and offering eloquent proof that the irrepressible spirit of human creativity can soar beyond prison walls.

Incarceration Music Redemption Creativity Resilience
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