ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES is nominated for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary.
“This isn’t about some outsider coming in and doing an arts program — it was them on their own, seizing that space, whatever dignity they could craft, and then carrying that with them when they came home.” —Alysa Nahmias (director)
“We are looking at ourselves as creating and laying the foundation for our artists to be able to enter into the main art world…and building that community of support out through the organization.” —Jesse Krimes
"I wanted to be able to have people see what it's like in his mind, being an artist and the way that that intersected with the conditions in prison and the oppression there." —Alysa Nahmias (director)
“It is rare to find a film that reflects its subject so insightfully, in both an artistic and thematic sense.”
“When you go into prison you quickly come to realize that there are a few things that no one can take from you - your dignity and your ability to create.” — Jesse Krimes (artist)
“How do we create something that’s maybe not equal, but sizable enough that it creates a counterweight to the damage [it’s caused, while] providing support systems and structures of reparations and liberation for people who are coming home from those systems?” — Jesse Krimes (artist)
“Krimes today is perhaps one of the most talked about artists in the world. And aside from his numerous fellowships, exhibitions, public commissions and the permanent collections in which he has his work — as well as the recent Emmy-nominated documentary on him, “Art & Krimes by Krimes” — he is an activist dedicated to supporting formerly incarcerated artists.”
“Krimes is focused not only on propelling his own career forward, but bringing others along with him.”
“Not all of us are born on an even playing field, yet despite that reality, people survive their circumstances… These artists are defying the odds and making a career out of telling the stories of incarceration. Instead of wondering what they have done, or blaming them for the past they survived, let us praise the obstacles they have overcome despite the overwhelming odds. Let us let them make their struggles art.” —Tamara White
ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES is now streaming on Paramount+
ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES is now streaming on Paramount+
“The sequences where Krimes describes his incarceration are wonderfully animated by Molly Schwartz and capture the feeling of claustrophobia and helplessness that prison life brings.”
Art & Krimes by Krimes to be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles September 30.
Art & Krimes by Krimes to be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles September 30.
“A compelling portrait of the artist as a young man, delving into how and why art helps artists discover not only their artistry but themselves.”
“You know, it doesn't take much—it just takes a little bit of genuine care and kindess and interest. And people will create masterpieces.” — Jesse Krimes
Art & Krimes by Krimes to be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles September 30.
David D'Arcy - 16 November 2021
“Krimes is camera-ready.”
Alex Greenberger - November 26, 2021
“Offers an eye-opening look at how one artist is seeking to lift the veil on a part of American society that has been made largely invisible to the public.”
The Roundtable on WAMC - 1 June 2022
Listen to NPR’s The Roundtable interview with director Alysa Nahmias and artist Jesse Krimes.
M.J. O'Toole - November 18, 2021
“A journey of redemption and artistic self-discovery”
Sarah Cascone - November 10, 2021
“Director Alysa Nahmias tells a story of confinement, freedom, and the power of creativity…”
Divyani Sharma - November 13, 2021
“I hope that the film will prompt audiences to imagine radical new ways of thinking about belonging, creativity, institutions, male friendships, and freedom.”
Alysa Nahmias for WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD