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Filmed at Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility during the same production period as HBO film O.G., It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It follows 13 incarcerated men as they study filmmaking as a vehicle to explore their memories and how they ended up with decades-long sentences.
Several of those 13 men were also cast as first-time actors in O.G., and all of them directed It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It alongside O.G. director Madeleine Sackler. Animated sequences by Yoni Goodman bring their stories to life.
Original Release
02/24/2019
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Madeleine Sackler | Herself / Self |
| Marshaun Bugg | Himself / Self |
| Clifford Elswick | Himself / Self |
Directors
Marshaun Bugg, Clifford Elswick, Dennis Brown, Al'Jonon Coleman, James Collins, Franklin Cox, Brandon Crider, Quentis Hardiman, Joseph Henderson, Charles Lawrence Sr., Herb Robertson, Rushawn Tanksley, Mark Thacker, Madeleine Sackler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Madeleine Sackler | Herself / Self |
| Marshaun Bugg | Himself / Self |
| Clifford Elswick | Himself / Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kareem Biggs Burke | Executive Producer |
| Sharon Chang | Executive Producer |
| Wally Eltawashy | Executive Producer |
| Dream Hampton | Executive Producer |
| Mark Steele | Executive Producer |
| Madeleine Sackler | Producer |
| Meredith Finch | Producer |
| Stacey Reiss | Producer |
Editors
Behind the Scenes
It's A Hard Truth Ain't It: Telling Your Own Story (Behind The Scenes)
