CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 31m

And So I Stayed

This film is made for and by survivors. For them/us to feel heard, seen, and believed.

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.

Directed byDaniel A. Nelson, Natalie Pattillo

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
June 12, 2021
Studios
Grit PicturesQ&A FilmsMoxie Firecracker Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Kim DaDou Brown

Self

Nicole Addimando

Self

Tanisha Davis

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Daniel A. Nelson
Natalie Pattillo
Written by
Natalie Pattillo
Produced by
Daniel A. Nelson
Natalie Pattillo

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