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April 30th 10:30PM ET

A Powerful,AWARD-WINNING collaborative Film that envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars

Three filmmakers collaborate with women on the inside to imagine what they would have
needed in their lives to avoid incarceration.
They paint, draw, photograph and film, envisioning a more ideal world,
authoring their own narratives through art.
A microcosm for a worldwide crisis, the film chronicles the women’s journeys
as they navigate the world inside and outside prison walls,
joining advocates and politicians in questioning the ideas of punishment and prison.

ABOUT

Find out the history behind the idea of Conviction – where it all started three years ago and why the history of punishment, Kim Pate, Ashley Smith, and Canada's role in corrections reform all play a part. Get behind the scenes of the creation of the film inside Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility and Nova Institution for Women. 

Creators

Meet our team of filmmakers and collaborating creators from inside two of Canada's prisons in Nova Scotia. This film is a unique creative collaboration with amazingly talented, articulate and brave women who not only tell their stories, but more importantly try to find their own solutions to society's shortcomings. Prepare to be inspired!

ENGAGE

Want to find out more about the Elizabeth Fry Society and their work?  Or do more to help stem the tide of incarcerating our most vulnerable? Maybe help change society's mindset towards incarceration and punishment? Check out our ENGAGE page where you can learn, write, tweet, call and even march to get these issues to the forefront.