TALES FROM THE PRISON CELL is a creative documentary about the relationship between fathers in prison and their children at home. We present incarcerated fathers’ lives in prison and at the same time gain insight into the changed lives of their families and children at home. As we become familiar with their daily lives, we witness the distance and even the closeness that grows between the inmates and their families. As a way of keeping contact, the inmates write fairy tales for their kids which we then make into films with the children playing the lead roles, involving them in the creative process. The stories convey messages that the fathers have come to see as basic truths during the course of their own lives and believe are important to pass on.