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Stories from The Riverside
Women Jailed for Killing Their Abusers
| Length: | 30 min |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
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This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that would eventually bring them to prison. Sonia, Brenda and Lee Ann relate in their own words stories of the isolation and fear that bound them to their threatening husbands. From their stories, a pattern of violence emerges, creating, in effect, a portrait of family violence in America today.
Combined with analysis by experts on domestic violence and the law, this film shows the difficulties victims of abuse have escaping the cycle of violence. It challenges our attitudes towards the victim who acts in violent self-defense.
Combined with analysis by experts on domestic violence and the law, this film shows the difficulties victims of abuse have escaping the cycle of violence. It challenges our attitudes towards the victim who acts in violent self-defense.
"The isolation of the women, their total financial dependence and their daily fear for their safety and that of their children are portrayed vividly." - Science Books & Films
Silver Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1994
American Psychological Association, 1994
National Women's Studies Association, 1994
Black Maria Film Festival, 1993
American Psychological Association, 1994
National Women's Studies Association, 1994
Black Maria Film Festival, 1993
