And So I Stayed
“This film is made for and by survivors. For them/us to feel heard, seen, and believed.”
2021•1h 31m•Released
DocumentaryCrime
AND SO I STAYED is an award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars. These women paid a steep price with long prison sentences, lost time with loved ones, and painful memories. Formerly incarcerated survivor-advocate Kim Dadou Brown, who met her wife while incarcerated, is a driving force in the passage of New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA), a new law meant to prevent survivors from receiving harsh prison sentences for their acts of survival. Nikki Addimando, a mother of two young children, suffered the consequences when a judge didn’t follow the law’s guidelines. Tanisha Davis, a single mother who was ripped away from her son in 2013, is hopeful the new law is her way out of a harsh prison sentence.
Director
Natalie Pattillo
Writer
Natalie Pattillo
Languages
English
Studio
Grit Pictures
Cast
Kim DaDou Brown
Self
Nicole Addimando
Self
Tanisha Davis
Self
Production
Company
Grit Pictures
Company
Q&A Films
Company
Moxie Firecracker Films
Producer
Daniel A. Nelson
Producer
Natalie Pattillo
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