Auburn Correctional Facility

Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll received his BA in motion picture production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

For over 38 years Peter has been producing educational and documentary films and videos for The Ford Foundation, National Geographic Society, The National Science Foundation, National PBS Television, Discovery Channel, Cornell University, and the Smithsonian Institute. In the last few years Peter has devoted much of his time to projects that promote issues of social justice. He is the official videographer for the Phoenix Players and created the films on the Prison Theatre Class page on this site. He also participated in the filming of the 2018 PPTG performance, The strength of Our Convictions: The Auburn Redemption. After his experiences with PPTG as a filmmaker, Peter decided to become a facilitator with the group. He is currently collaborating with Bruce Levitt on a second documentary about the Phoenix Players.