The 50 year journey of women at Rikers Jail and a painting that leads the way out
2024 · 1h 30m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
In 1971, underestimated artist Faith Ringgold made a monumental painting for the women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail called “For the Women’s House.” Fifty years later, artist Mary Baxter, who at the age of twenty-five gave birth in prison, finds herself banding together with an eccentric bunch…
Director: Catherine Gund
Cinematography: Jia Li, Emerson Mahoney
Editor: Arielle Amsalem