Chicago's favorite Oscar nominee Paul Raci is back in his hometown with a new movie for opening night of the Chicago Critics Film Festival Friday at the Music Box Theatre.
Oscar-nominated actor Paul Raci is debuting his new movie "Sing Sing" Friday at the Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theatre.Oscar nominee Paul Raci is back in his hometown for opening night of the Chicago Critics Film Festival Friday at the Music Box Theatre.
"Sing Sing" is about how a theater program transforms the lives of men in prison. Raci's character is the director who brings healing to the inmates through art."People should be told how much they're worth, not be devalued," Raci said. "That's what's so powerful about watching the guys go through the experience of becoming actors. My holding area, my dressing room, was a cell. We're in a prison, we're not on a set.
"Jerry Garcia, way back in the day, had what he called the deaf zone, where deaf people could come and experience a dead head concert," Raci said. "They ended up having a deaf zone right in front of the stage for many, many years.""It was a long road and blessed, and look to get offered a role like he just played in 'Sing Sing,'" Liz Raci said. "It's so beautiful and the kind of thing he wants to be doing.
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