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David Hoffman - The Behind The Scenes Story Of The Sing Sing Prison With B.B. King Documentary

2026-05-14 News & Politics
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a colleague is running my 1972 documentary feature film on Sing Sing Prison and B.B. King and Joan Baez in his town, and he asked me to do this interview with him. I thought those interested in the film would enjoy it. I've had my speech defect, but I have had a stroke which affects my speech. A colleague, Alan Datar, was a sound man and a camera man there that day, and one of the people in my crew. He can be reached at [email protected]. I have posted the whole feature feature documentary film on listed. Here is the link for my subscribers to see. -https://youtu.be/gmMJOrT6LEo This video begins with a historical clip from 1963, showcasing a film crew and musicians in a vibrant New York City. The speaker shares his early experiences with 16mm film, explaining how his curiosity, stemming from his Long Island New York background, led him into filmmaking. He reflects on the excitement of this film format and a specific theater on the East Village New York City that exclusively screened film of this type.

Top Comments (7)

@DrewPall259 2026-05-14

David this interview by you is one of many priceless story telling you have done about your life as a filmmaker. I hope your family keep them and your description write up you have done about about your life. Thanks for sharing David.

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@TSGEnt 2026-05-14

You're looking good David. It's nice to see and hear you. Thank you for sharing this bit of film history.

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@3eees 2026-05-14

Great to see you on camera again David! 😊

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@ZeroOskul 2026-05-15

David! My protege (I'm a mentor) had his premier tonight. One of 9 movies made by his class. His was considered to be a real movie among a showing of student films. Most of his classmates never made a movie before going to school for it. He came in head-and-shoulders above them, having already made two cinema-quality noir shorts, and his new movie is good. It's a satirical thesis on filmmaking called "The Art In Moving Pictures". First year students don't do theses on the subject! It will probably be released by the school, UCSC, as part of a compilation dvd/yearbook thingy. I'm going to make a trailer for it. I feel like dancing! Ciao!

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@Soundsavor 2026-05-14

Yayyy!!! 🎉❤

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@gracelandone 2026-05-15

Most of us, when we were young artists, didn’t understand the value of our “outtakes”. We see success and we are anxious to be onto the next project, no time for archiving. Besides, we thought it was going to go on forever. I would love to have my director’s play scripts and research from my early projects. Just to remember how I thought then. In most cases I’m lucky to have a playbill or a still photo. However, that creative spark behind each project is still accessible for me, as I can tell it is for you. Thanks for keeping the importance of this alive and well.

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@Schmidtelpunkt 2026-05-15

I don't think dumping the outtakes is "stupid" - it shows the Zeitgeist and a decisiveness which I think back then was much more a necessity for creating films than it is now.

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