IT’S CRIMINAL
SYNOPSIS
It’s Criminal focuses on a Dartmouth College class that brings students to a jail to work with incarcerated women on writing and performing an original play grounded in the lives of the female prisoners. It delves into privilege, poverty, addiction, abuse, and injustice and asks viewers to think about who is imprisoned and why. This transformational documentary also captures how the students and prisoners struggle to overcome their fears and prejudices to ultimately form hard-won bonds of friendship, showing that empathy is a powerful force that can help bridge the divide.
SCREENING
Screening Date/Time: Sat. June 9 | 2:45 PM
Venue: Hager Auditorium | Museum of the Rockies
Filmmaker Attending: Yes
Associated Conversation: It’s Criminal Post-Screening Discussion
FILM INFO
Title: It’s Criminal
Genre: Documentary Feature
Length: 78m
Country: USA
Director: Signe Taylor
Producer: Signe Taylor