The 50 year journey of women at Rikers Jail and a painting that leads the way out.

In 1971, artist Faith Ringgold created a monumental painting “For the Women’s House” for the women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail.  Fifty years later, artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, who gave birth in prison 15 years ago, finds herself banding together with an eclectic group of activists, politicians, artists, corrections officers and Faith Ringgold herself to free the artwork with the ultimate goal of freeing the women.

Paint Me a Road Out of Here is a wild tale of the painting’s whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenged the same powerful and oppressive institutions, a half century apart, with their artwork, their voices and their shared, persistent goals.

A panel discussion follows the film.

Panelists:

Alethea Taylor, Executive Director, Hour Children

Emily Horowitz, Program Director, Hour Children

Presented in partnership with Hour Children