#the cornbread mafia

[thekylemeredith]

“Four or five of us guys spent close to a century in prison together… over marijuana. Something that’s legal today.”

The Cornbread Mafia story has lived in Kentucky myth for decades, but filmmaker Evan Mascagni and author Joe Keith Bickett are finally putting the real version on screen. Farm boys, federal busts, War on Drugs politics, and the strange reality of serving 20+ years for something now sold in storefronts.

Their documentary premiered at SXSW.

Cornbread Mafia's Joe Keith Bickett: “We were just a bunch of farm boys trying to make some money”

Evan Mascagni and Joe Keith Bickett on the Cornbread Mafia, Kentucky Mythology, and Telling the Story Behind the Legend

[thekylemeredith]

The Cornbread Mafia story has lived somewhere between myth and reality for decades. Now it’s headed to the screen.

Louisville filmmaker Evan Mascagni and former Cornbread Mafia figure Joe Keith Bickett joined the show to talk about the new documentary, the outlaw legends surrounding the group, and the real story behind decades-long prison sentences for marijuana.

Evan Mascagni & Joe Keith Bickett on the Myth, Injustice, and Legacy of The Cornbread Mafia: Podcast

Director Evan Mascagni and Cornbread Mafia member Joe Keith Bickett discuss the new documentary about the infamous Kentucky cannabis operati