Film Screening & Discussion: "Apart"

This film offers an intimate portrait of three women who return home from prison and rebuild their lives after being separated from their children for years.

In partnership with the University of Arkansas, the Fayetteville Public Library presents a screening of the film Apart.

Since the beginning of the War on Drugs, the number of women in U.S. prisons has increased over 800%. The majority are mothers. Against the backdrop of a Midwestern state battling industrial decline and an opioid epidemic, Apart, directed by Jennifer Redfearn, offers an intimate portrait of three women incarcerated on drug-related charges who face the challenge of mothering their children first from prison and then after release. With the help of a unique re-entry program run by Malika Kidd, an advocate formerly incarcerated in the same prison, the women lean on each other to find the strength and support to rebuild their lives and relationships with their children.

After the film, Malika Kidd will speak to the audience via Zoom.