From prisoner to PhD
Presence director Mat Hale's motivational documentary tells the tale of Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski, a imprisoned drug-dealer who studied his way to a lecturing career.
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- Production Company Presence
- Director Mat Hale
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- Production Company Presence
- Director Mat Hale
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- DP Mat Hale
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Credits
powered by- Agency BBC Ideas/London
- Production Company Presence
- Director Mat Hale
- Editing Gorilla
- Grade Glassworks
- DP Mat Hale
Documenting the inspirational story of Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski, Mat Hale's short Prisoner to PhD tells the tale of a man whose determination and educational aptitude pulls him from incarceration to edification.
Shot, edited and posted through the challenge of lockdown, Presence director Hale uses rhythmic montage and atmospheric imagery to provide a poetic visual backdrop to the central story
Carrying the narrative is the charismatic telling by Akpabio-Klementowski, offering wisdom, insight and an important commentary on a vital societal concern.
