APART
3 moms. 4 kids. 18 years in prison.
Since the beginning of the War on Drugs, the number of women in U.S. prisons has grown over 800%. The majority are mothers.
In a Midwestern state caught between harsh drug sentencing and rising incarceration for women, three unforgettable mothers—Tomika, Lydia, and Amanda— return home from prison and rebuild their lives after being separated from their children for years. Their stories overlap at a new reentry program for women, run by Malika, a mother formerly incarcerated in the same prison. Filmed over 3 ½ years, APART traces their steps as they reconstruct lives derailed by drugs and prison.
RED ANTELOPE FILMS PRESENTS
A FILM BY JENNIFER REDFEARN
PRODUCED BY TIM METZGER AND JENNIFER REDFEARN
EDITED BY RABAB HAJ YAHYA AND FRANCISCO BELLO, A.C.E
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY TIM METZGER
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY MORGAN KIBBY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS PATTY QUILLIN, SALLY JO FIFER AND LOIS VOSSEN
SUPERVISING PRODUCER FOR ITVS MICHAEL KINOMOTO
A CO-PRODUCTION OF RED ANTELOPE FILMS AND INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS)
IN ASSOCIATION WITH CHICKEN & EGG PICTURES AND FORK FILMS
Community Screenings by REPRESENT JUSTICE
With Funding from THE MEADOW FUND and THE STARRY NIGHT FUND
Outreach & Community Engagement Funding Provided by The National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation (NIHCM Foundation)