No Mean City

Between the all-too-familiar prison walls and his mother's house, Ryan grapples with himself, eventually finding an escape with the sheep in the verdant fields of Northern Ireland.

A distinctive, delicate yet powerful documentary depicting Hydebank Wood Facility in the Northern Irish countryside, which currently houses 104 young male offenders. From the periphery, we observe Ryan who after four years is still coming to terms with the cause of his imprisonment. The unlikely catharsis to his inner demons? A flock of sheep living inside the prison walls.

In Northern Ireland, an older man with damaged vocal chords seeks out connections over the radio airwaves.