From the production company that brought you the excellent Conor McGregor doc, Notorious…
For the first time on Irish television, TV3 goes behind closed doors to document the heartbreak of family members whose loved ones have been imprisoned. Four thousand prisoners are doing time in Irish prisons, but it’s often all too easy to forget about the four thousand families who are also doing their own time outside.
In a special two-part documentary beginning Monday 31st March at 9pm, IFTA award-winning Irish production company Motive TV meet a number of families who come forward and confide to camera the heartbreak and stigma surrounding a family member’s imprisonment.
Filmed over six months, Prison Families goes behind closed doors and follows real life prison families as they carry out their everyday lives and cope with the gritty reality of a loved one’s imprisonment, the moments of triumph and of course their quiet despair.
Talking to JOE, producer Jamie D’Alton explained “it was very hard to make due to obvious issues around stigma, but we managed to get six families to share their story on camera.” Hats off to all involved.
Here at JOE HQ we can’t wait to tune in as, from the short trailer below, it most certainly looks like powerful viewing, revealing a fascinating world that a lot of people will have little or no knowledge of…
Prison Families, Episode 1, airs Monday 31st March at 9pm on TV3 and thanks to Jamie D’Alton of Motive TV for sending this in to JOE.
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