Special Screening of It’s Criminal-February 19, 6pm
The Sharon Academy presents
It’s Criminal
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 6pm
at The Sharon Academy High School
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to view a powerful and significant documentary by Norwich filmmaker Signe Taylor.
It’s Criminal highlights the economic and social inequities that divide the United States and offers a vision of how separated communities can learn to speak to each other. Poignant and personal, the feature documentary shares the life-changing journeys of incarcerated women and Dartmouth College students working together to write and perform an original play that explores the often painful and troubled paths that landed the women behind bars and also shares some of their fragile visions for the future.
It’s a transformational movie that delves into privilege, poverty and injustice and asks viewers to think about who is in prison and why. In addition to exploring disparities, It’s Criminal also captures how the students and prisoners struggle and ultimately succeed in overcoming their fears and prejudices to form hard won bonds of friendship, showing that empathy is a powerful force that can help bridge the divide.
 It’s Criminal Talk-back The students of The Sharon Academy had the privilege of viewing this film and talking with the filmmaker and one of the formerly incarcerated women from the film as part of Chain Reaction Day, an annual day of workshops and events celebrating, exploring and engaging in the spirit of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The effect of the movie was so profound that TSA determined that a public screening was warranted. We hope you’ll agree. To make it easier for parents to attend, TSA students will provide childcare during the event. |
Stay for a discussion with Signe Taylor
and two of the formerly incarcerated women featured in the film.
They’ll be accompanied by their daughters,
who also look forward to participating on the panel.
TSA High School students will provide childcare.
Please contact Andrew Lane at alane@sharonacademy.net with any questions about the event and to RSVP for childcare.