Palestinian prisoners to be shown film of Gaza destruction before release
Palestinian security prisoners, set to be released from Israeli prisons on Saturday as part of the hostage and ceasefire deal ...
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The Fate of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural Is More Complicated Than You Think
The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...
Oscar Nominated Short Films Pack an Emotional Punch, From Ethnic Cleansing to Animal Poaching and Everything in Between
Last year, Yegane Moghaddam made history when her short “Our Uniform” became the first Iranian nominee in the category’s ...
Lauded film based in Hartford and directed by CT native wins award at Sundance Film Festival
Ricky,” the first feature film by Hartford native Rashad Frett, won a directing award at the Sundance Festival in Utah and ...
‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided to ask the prisoners in the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island ...