I watched a 60-min documentary last week, IN HER SHOES, and immediately thought how much I would love for people to see it. The film chronicles the lives of women in Dallas County jail through the unlikely medium of the shoes they have worn and aspire to wear again. In a prison education art class, they draw the shoes they love and by doing so it bubbles up the memories of their past lives and their hopes for the future.
The filmmaker, Cynthia Salzman Mondell, has done an incredible job in putting a human face on incarcerated women. It also illuminates mental health and drug/alcohol issues and leaves you rooting for all the women. We need more of these types of films to help educate the community-at-large to help people see the humanity behind the bars. Cynthia is now partnering with people and organizations for virtual showings/events/ Q&A’s. I wanted to put it on your radar for criminal justice conversations / possible partnerships / and bringing the human story to light – which I know you believe in.- Emily Hargrove,Senior Vice President of Collective Impact for Social Venture Partners
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