"It's Criminal": Dartmouth Students & Prison Inmates Cultivate Empathy

Joining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Signe Taylor, the director of a documentary called It’s Criminal. "It's Criminal" highlights the economic and social inequities that divide the United States and offers a vision of how separated communities can learn to speak to each other.

Poignant and personal, the 80-minute 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. 

While film is currently available to stream on Prime Video, listeners in the New Hampshire area are invited to attend a special screening and Q&A with the director and several of the film’s participants on Saturday, April 26 at 2pm at Pembroke City Limits, the beating heart and cultural hub of Suncook Village, located at 134 Main Street, Pembroke NH. Check out the Pembroke City Limits website or Facebook page for more information.

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About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead