The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

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The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

2014

1h 40m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Gabriel London examines the case of Mark DeFriest, a longtime inmate with a knack for escaping from prison.

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

As you watch the rest of Gabriel London's compelling film unfold, your opinion about the sanity of its titular subject may change, more than once.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 12, 2015

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Katie Walsh

The Playlist

...a curious, infuriating, and haunting tale, and an accomplishment of documentary filmmaking.

Rated: A-

Mar 6, 2015

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

You want to shake everyone involved and ask them what the purpose of incarceration really is in today's society.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 6, 2015

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Dominic Griffin

Spectrum Culture

[The film] works when its argument for clemency turns from DeFriest's brilliant mind and colorful personality to something more basic: his humanity. (...) the finale packs an emotional punch whether or not you sympathize with its complicated subject.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 16, 2019

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David Noh

Film Journal International

A vivid spotlight is shone on one particularly bizarre and compelling lifer of a jailbird.

Mar 6, 2015

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Mallory Andrews

Movie Mezzanine

...what hinders The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest from rising to the level of its captivating source material is Gabriel London's direction.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 5, 2015

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Gabriel London examines the case of Mark DeFriest, a longtime inmate with a knack for escaping from prison.

Director: Gabriel London
Production Co: Naked Edge Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m