Join us for a film showing and dialogue around the film: It’s Criminal, which 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 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.
Following the film will be a panel with Pati Hernandez of Telling My Story, who created and co-taught the Dartmouth class documented in the film. Her work is focused on breaking down walls between socially isolated individuals and their communities through collaborative creative engagement. Joining her on the panel will be Debra Hickok of Jericho Circle Project, an organization that “creates safer prisons and communities by empowering transformational healing for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens on both sides of the prison wall.”
You’ll also have an opportunity to tour the art show: Created Noble: Worthy by Design which explores how we honor the inherent human dignity of every person ad move beyond prejudice and distrust.
Doors open for gallery viewing: 5:30 PM
Film begins at 6:00 PM
This event is free.
Light refreshments will be served.
