What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison (2003)
An Unprecedented Look Into the Hearts and Minds of Women in a Maximum Security Prison.
78 min
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.
- Release date
- December 16, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Mary Alice as Self
- Glenn Close as Self
- Eve Ensler as Self
- Hazelle Goodman as Self
- Rosie Perez as Self
- Marisa Tomei as Self
Crew
- Madeleine Gavin · Director
- Judith Katz · Director
- Gary Sunshine · Director
- Gary Sunshine · Writer
- Paul Gibson · Cinematographer
- Dyanna Taylor · Cinematographer
- Madeleine Gavin · Editor