Episode 243: Actor Patrick Keating shares his prison story

Patrick Keating is the creative force behind Inside/Out: A Prison Memoir, a theatrical performance film in which Patrick shares his real-life story of years spent in and out of Canada’s penitentiary system. Patrick is an actor and storyteller who has performed in more than 40 stage productions and close to 60 television and film productions, including Virgin River, The Flash, Resident Alien, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Inside/Out: A Prison Memoir was created for a Virtual Screening Tour of prisons and correctional facilities across Canada in 2021. It also screened at the Edinburgh Fringe and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, and was awarded Best Inspirational Film by the Washington Film Awards in 2022. And this month, it will screen in Vancouver at the Heart of the City Festival. As Patrick says in his remarkable film, “Not a day goes by when that shit doesn’t bounce back at me: the sights, the sounds, the smells, the faces. Ghosts: it’s all there, all wired in.” Patrick speaks with Sabrina Rani Furminger about those ghosts, how his time on the inside impacts his life on the outside, and why it’s important for Canadians to talk about the prison system. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA