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Beyond Bars
A meditative film on how the hobby program at Montana State Prison has
been a unique opportunity offered for inmates. The film focuses specifically on horsehair hitching, by
which the prison has become famous for around the globe, and how this timeless craft has aided in
prisoners recovery from addiction, supplemented mindfulness therapy, and kept lifers out of trouble.
produced, directed, filmed and edited by Johnny Holder.
Original score by Peter Barbee.
WINNER: Best Student Film at Big Fork Independent Film Festival.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
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