Set entirely inside Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men during four days of intensive group therapy with convicts, revealing an intimate and powerful portrait of authentic human transformation that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.
Direction
Inmates hold cameras, destroying traditional power dynamics.
Editing
No narration, just raw confrontation and release.
Production
Shot inside actual Folsom—guards didn't know what was happening.
Director
Gethin Aldous
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The therapy model shown—Inside Circle—still operates in 25+ prisons and was founded by a former Folsom inmate.
Released during peak 'tough on crime' rhetoric, this quietly argues that masculinity itself is the prison.
US
