900 Women
Brief Synopsis
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Built in 1970 to house an increasing population of female convicts, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) houses the state's most dangerous female prisoners. The filmmaker follows six women -- a grandmother, a high school student, a pregnant woman, a recovering heroin addict, a priso
Cast & Crew
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Laleh Khadivi
Director
Keana Herbert
Herself
Heather Zerangue
Herself
Susan Sarandon
Narrator
Mary Riley
Herself
Wendy Blackstone
Music
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
Synopsis
Built in 1970 to house an increasing population of female convicts, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) houses the state's most dangerous female prisoners. The filmmaker follows six women -- a grandmother, a high school student, a pregnant woman, a recovering heroin addict, a prison guard, and the only woman in death row -- to deliver a portrait of live in this deceptively peaceful atmosphere.
Director
Laleh Khadivi
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City June 14-29, 2000.
Shown at San Francisco Independent Film Festival January 11-21, 2001.
video
color
