Godot in San Quentin(1988)

Godot in San Quentin Synopsis

A documentary made at the set up of a theater production, of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot", directed by Jan Jönson, played by prisoners, at San Quentin State Prison in California.The play is about two men who meet on a lonely country road, waiting for someone called Godot to confirm their lives and make life easier for them to live. Towards the end Godot announces that he will not come tonight, but maybe tomorrow. Producer and director John Reilly and a crew spent four weeks at the maximum-security facility; rehearsal and performance sequences are inter-cut with footage of daily prison life and discussions with the principal characters.

Godot in San Quentin (1988) is a documentary film directed by John Reilly, released on October 9, 1988 with a runtime of 58m. It stars Spoon Jackson, Jan Jönson, Happy and Twin.