Prime Time

Story

Synopsis

An avant garde prison power struggle as witnessed through the point of view of the inmates’ only television set with the biggest troublemaker and sweetest seducer on the cellblock. The Knicks have just taken the Bulls to overtime, but it’s time for Star Trek. The film took two days to shoot, one week to edit, and one year to create the special effects. With it being Shot on 16mm film and transferred to video and then edited on a computer - the first student film at Columbia to be edited digitally.

Director

Dave Monahan

Writers

Dave Monahan

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

1 January 1997

Ensemble

Cast

• Johnny Garcia

  Sis

• 

  Elvis Nolasco

  Moody

• 

  A. Russell Andrews

  Karp

• 

  Keith A. Glascoe

  Lamchop

• Jasha

  Klien

• Divine Eternal

  Peck

• Jason Hale

  Mick

• Johnathan Tucker

  Fink

• Robert Margolis

  Spud

• Larry Attile

  Leary