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Female prisoners experience the liberating effect of creative writing with the help of inspirational Poet Leah thorn.
Poet Leah Thorn is writer-in-residence at HMP Bronzefield, a high security women’s prison in Middlesex. Through her workshops we meet a variety of women striving to find a voice through creative writing. Personal histories, emotions and inner conflicts are revealed through their poems and interactions. The film explores the liberating and healing effect of creativity.
The film was made for my MA in Documentary Practice at Royal Holloway University and has been selected by the British Council to be promoted at international festivals. It has recenlty been screened at the London Interational Documentary Festival.