What
I Want My Words to Do To You offers an unprecedented
look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New
York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.
The film goes inside a writing workshop led by playwright Eve Ensler,
consisting of fifteen women, most of whom were convicted of murder.
Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women, including
former Weather Underground Members Kathy Boudin and Judith Clark,
delve into and expose the most terrifying places in themselves,
as they grapple with the nature of their crimes and their own culpability.
The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance
of the women's writing by acclaimed actresses Glenn Close, Marisa
Tomei, Rosie Perez, Hazelle Goodman, and Mary Alice.
What
I Want My Words To Do To You aired
December 16th, 2003 on POV on PBS
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