What I Want My Words to Do to You
Directed by Gary Sunshine, Madeleine Gavin, Judith Katz
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An Unprecedented Look Into the Hearts and Minds of Women in a Maximum Security Prison.
An inside look at a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of their crimes and the extent of their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing by acclaimed actors Mary Alice, Glenn Close, Hazelle Goodman, Rosie Perez, and Marisa Tomei.Read moreLess
An inside look at a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of their crimes and the extent of their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing by acclaimed actors Mary Alice, Glenn Close, Hazelle Goodman, Rosie Perez, and Marisa Tomei.
The story
An inside look at a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of their crimes and the extent of their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing by acclaimed actors Mary Alice, Glenn Close, Hazelle Goodman, Rosie Perez, and Marisa Tomei.
Cast & crew
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Hazelle GoodmanSelf
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- Writer
- Gary Sunshine
- Director
- Gary Sunshine
- Editor
- Madeleine Gavin
- Director of Photography
- Paul Gibson
- Director of Photography
- Dyanna Taylor
- Director
- Madeleine Gavin
- Director
- Judith Katz