Media Projects and Boston University and Tufts University present IN HER SHOES - an inspiring film that gives a voice to incarcerated women. •Join us on Sept. 28th at 6 p.m. Click this LINK
for an impactful discussion with the Filmmaker and 2 awesome women- Lynn Sullivan and Joli Sparkman who will share their stories. •Joli B. is a graduate of the Boston University Prison Education Program. She recently earned her MSW from Boston College and currently works as the Re-entry Navigator at a local Boston non-profit, Project Place.
•Lynne Sullivan graduated from the Boston University Prison Education Program graduate and went on to complete her Master of Science in Criminal Justice last year. She is a Regional Manager for the Petey Greene Program, whose work is to support the academic goals of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.
•Cynthia Salzman Mondell is an award-winning feminist filmmaker who has made over 40 films , many with her partner Allen Mondell. They co-founded Media Projects Inc. Cynthia believes film can make a difference and has spent her career producing and distributing films. She has won Emmy's and many awards, but feels touching people' lives is more important than beautiful awards that need to be dusted.
About the Film
Many women speak for the first time about the physical and sexual abuse they endured. They are in jail for crimes like prostitution, theft, embezzlement and drugs. Through this art program they find the confidence and courage to take their next step.
Co-sponsored by BUPEP (Boston University Prison Education Program) and TUPIT (Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College and Tufts Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program
TUPIT and BUPEP provide accredited courses and opportunities for incarcerated men and women in Massachusetts to earn degrees and certificates from these universities.
The Boston University Prison Education Program has been providing post-secondary education to incarcerated women and men for nearly 50 years. We believe that education has the power to elevate, nurture, and transform.
The Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) brings Tufts faculty and students together with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, educators, organizers, corrections staff, and scholars of criminal justice to facilitate creative and collaborative responses to the problems of mass incarceration and racial injustice. In partnership with Bunker Hill Community College, TUPIT provides incarcerated people the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Civic Studies from Tufts University while serving time. Extending the visions of Tufts University, Tisch College, and Bunker Hill Community College, TUPIT is dedicated to providing transformative educational experiences that foster student, faculty, and community members’ capacities to become active citizens of change in the world.
Founded by filmmakers Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell in 1978, Media Projects, Inc., produces and distributes films that personalize some of the most searing social issues of our time.
We also create films that celebrate events and people who indelibly touch our lives. Link to Media Projects. MP is a non-profit organization. To the film Link .
