(Degrees of Freedom)

Content: Created by formerly incarcerated women, Degrees of Freedom chronicles the effort to restore college programming at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility after it was eliminated in the 1990s. Refusing to accept the loss of educational opportunity, the women organized to build a program and a lasting community of care that would go on to influence prison education efforts nationwide. Told by the women themselves, the film earned the Audience Award for Short Documentary at the Dances With Films Festival.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

33 minutes

Year:

2024

Directors:

Jake Ratner

Production companies:

Women Transcending Oral History Research Project

Actors:

Kathy Boudin

Crews:

Director

Director

Director

Producer

Producer