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Finding Freedom Through Art

On this week鈥檚 Cultural Frontline we meet the artists expressing what it means to be free.

From convict to comedian: the acclaimed American stand-up Ali Siddiq reveals how he found freedom through comedy and why he is speaking out for prison reform in the United States.

The artist giving voice to silenced poets. We discover why Shilpa Gupta has brought together the words and voices of one hundred imprisoned and persecuted poets in an immersive sound art installation.

Can music free your mind? The writer Adam Gopnik explains why rock music played such a key role in bringing about change in autocratic states.

Plus has a book, a film, a song ever changed the way you see the world? The award-winning actor and comedian, Omid Djalili shares the story of how the music of Carlos Santana inspired him to embrace both his spirituality and his Iranian roots.

Presented by Tina Daheley

Image: Shilpa Gupta's installation 'Jailed Poets, For In Your Tongue I Cannot Fit.' Credit: Pat Verbruggen

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