Revolving Doors

Name: Revolving Doors
Director: James Burns
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-04-23

2017 · 18 min · Documentary

A portrait of American recidivism produced over a span of two years, Revolving Doors follows Jason, who, despite attempts to retain meaningful employment, fails and returns to prison, devastating his family.

Directed by James Burns

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