| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 78 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Signe Taylor. |
| Summary |
Two worlds collide when Dartmouth College students meet with incarcerated women at a local jail in this transformational documentary about privilege, poverty, and injustice. It's Criminal highlights the wide economic and social inequality that divides the United States and offers a unique window into how two groups of women break down barriers and learn to speak to each other. When twenty-four women come together to create a play based on the experiences of the jailed women, it starts with a clash of personalities and a level of distrust. From there, walls are broken down as the two groups communicate with each other, and the Ivy League students learn to look beyond their preconceived notions of the prisoners and gain an empathetic insight into the injustices of the United States criminal justice system. Likewise, the women of the correctional facility open up about their painful pasts and give voice to fragile -- yet still hopeful -- visions for their futures. The film asks viewers to question the disparities that exist about those currently in the prison system and why. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Dartmouth College -- Students -- Attitudes.
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Women prisoners -- New Hampshire -- Sullivan County.
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Women college students -- New Hampshire -- Hanover (Town)
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Women prisoners -- Effect of imprisonment on -- New Hampshire -- Sullivan County.
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Social stratification -- United States.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Taylor, Signe, film producer, film director.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12722623 |
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