DOC NYC 2021 Presents Q&A for KRIMES with Director Alysa Nahmias, Jesse Krimes

While locked up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 30-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. He smuggles out each panel piece-by-piece with the help of fellow artists, only seeing the mural in totality upon coming home. As Jesse’s work captures the art world’s attention, he struggles to adjust to life outside, living with the threat that any misstep will trigger a life sentence.

Q&A with Director Alysa Nahmias and film subjects Jesse Krimes, Russell Craig, Jared Owens, Gilberto Rivera.