From prisoner to PhD

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.