I'm in Prison—And on HBO
Theothus Carter reflects on starring in the film “O.G.”, alongside Jeffrey Wright, while serving time in prison.
The new film “O.G.,” which stars Jeffrey Wright and had its television debut on HBO this week, was filmed almost entirely inside Pendleton Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Indiana. Wright plays a man who has spent decades inside but is about to be released, and in his final days he takes interest in a young man who has recently arrived. That young man is played by Theothus Carter, who is serving 65 years for attempted murder and other charges, and was incarcerated at Pendleton when the movie was filmed. This account of working on “O.G.” is adapted from interviews with Carter, as well as letters he sent to the film’s director Madeleine Sackler.
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