The Grey Area (2012)

- Directed by
- Noga Ashkenazi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 06m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a group of women in an Iowa prison as they take an eight week feminism class taught by college volunteers. The inmates discuss their lives including motherhood, drug addiction, and experiences with abuse.
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What happens
The Grey Area is a feature-length documentary film by Noga Ashkenazi about the lives of inmates at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, Iowa. The film documents an eight-week feminism class taught by student volunteers from Grinnell College. The Grey Area explores women's issues in the criminal justice system, including gender, sexuality, class and race. A small group of female inmates share their experiences with motherhood, drug addiction, sexual abuse and domestic violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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