Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom

2024
33m
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Documentary

"A Film About Reclaiming College at Bedford Hills Prison"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Women Transcending Oral History Research Project
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

prison education criminal justice system higher education

Quick Facts

Release Date December 5, 2024
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Kathy Boudin
Kathy Boudin

Kathy Boudin

Cheryl Wilkins
Cheryl Wilkins

Alisha X Elliott
Alisha X Elliott

Judy Clark
Judy Clark

Iris Bowen
Iris Bowen

Deborah Fitzgerald
Deborah Fitzgerald

Migdalia Martinez
Migdalia Martinez

Nakia Watson
Nakia Watson

Key Crew

Jake Ratner
Director
Kathy Boudin
Director
Cheryl Wilkins
Director
Michelle Daniel Jones
Producer
Logan McBride
Producer
Kathy Boudin
Writer