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| name = The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest
| image =
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| director = Gabriel London
| producer = Daniel J. Chalfen, Gabriel London, Charlie Sadoff
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = Mark DeFriest, Ron McAndrew, John Middleton, Bonnie DeFriest, Barbie Taylor, Robert Berland
| music = Ronan Coleman
| cinematography = Eric Koretz, William Charles Moss, Andreas Wagner
| animation = Jonathon Corbiere
| editing = Nick Clark
| distributor = Found Objects and Naked Edge Films
| released = {{Film date|2014|4|21}}
| runtime = 100 min.
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest''' is a documentary about ], a man imprisoned by the State of Florida since 1980, who spent 27 of those years in solitary confinement. His original four year sentence, for taking his father's tools after his death, before they had been released to him by the court, and then fleeing the police, has been repeatedly extended due to numerous escape attempts, seven of which were successful, and because of infractions committed while in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article3607058.html |author=Cammy Clark |title=Film tells dark tale of Mark DeFriest, the long-imprisoned ‘Houdini of Florida’ |publisher=Miami Herald| date=November 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/08/14/meet-mark-defriest-unlucky-prisoner-florida/14058771/|title=Meet Mark DeFriest, the most unlucky prisoner in Florida|author=Mark Hinson| publisher=Tallahassee Democrat|date=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.democracynow.org/2014/11/20/the_life_and_mind_of_mark| title=The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest: New Film Captures Florida Prisoner’s Shocking Ordeal Behind Bars| publisher=Democracy Now!| date=November 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-life-and-mind-of-mark-defriest-1201172410/| author=Dennis Harvey| title=Film Review: ‘The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest’| publisher=Variety| date=May 8, 2014}}</ref>

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2014 American film
The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest
Directed byGabriel London
Produced byDaniel J. Chalfen, Gabriel London, Charlie Sadoff
StarringMark DeFriest, Ron McAndrew, John Middleton, Bonnie DeFriest, Barbie Taylor, Robert Berland
CinematographyEric Koretz, William Charles Moss, Andreas Wagner
Edited byNick Clark
Music byRonan Coleman
Distributed byFound Objects and Naked Edge Films
Release date
  • April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)
Running time100 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest is a documentary about Mark DeFriest, a man imprisoned by the State of Florida since 1980, who spent 27 of those years in solitary confinement. His original four year sentence, for taking his father's tools after his death, before they had been released to him by the court, and then fleeing the police, has been repeatedly extended due to numerous escape attempts, seven of which were successful, and because of infractions committed while in prison.

References

  1. Cammy Clark (November 7, 2014). "Film tells dark tale of Mark DeFriest, the long-imprisoned 'Houdini of Florida'". Miami Herald.
  2. Mark Hinson (14 August 2014). "Meet Mark DeFriest, the most unlucky prisoner in Florida". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. "The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest: New Film Captures Florida Prisoner's Shocking Ordeal Behind Bars". Democracy Now!. November 20, 2014.
  4. Dennis Harvey (May 8, 2014). "Film Review: 'The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest'". Variety.
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