David Felix Sutcliffe
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SONGS FROM THE HOLE

A documentary visual album, SONGS FROM THE HOLE follows James "JJ'88" Jacobs through a musical opus of Hip-Hop and Soul, inspired by his innermost struggles as both a perpetrator and a victim of violence as he serves a double-life prison sentence.

SONGS FROM THE HOLE

Directed, Produced & Edited by Contessa Gayles

Role: Producer

Visions Audience Award - SXSW

Grand Jury Award: Best Feature Documentary - BlackStar Film Festival

Audience Award - New Orleans International Film Festival

An incarcerated musician struggles for healing and peace as he comes of age in this documentary visual album composed behind bars.

Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer: Contessa Gayles

Producers: richie reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe

Writer, Co-Producer: James “JJ’88” Jacobs

Editors: Princess Hairston, Rafe Scobey-Thal

Website: www.songsfromthehole.com

IG: www.instagram.com/songsfromthehole

Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81992626