‘Women are powerful when they find their voice’
đź“… Wednesday 20th May, Doors open 5.30pm, film 6pm, Q&A 7.30pm
đź“Ť Palmer Theatre, Reading University, RG6 6UR
PACT would like to invite you to a rare screening of the moving documentary HOLLOWAY, followed by a Q&A with an expert panel.
“HOLLOWAY is a profound, meditative, eye-opening and ultimately inspiring exploration of trauma and the immense human capacity for recovery.”
Six women return to the now abandoned Holloway Prison to take part in a women’s circle. Sharing some of the most intimate experiences of their lives, they each unravel what led them to prison, building an eye-opening portrait of failing systems and trauma, while discovering their extraordinary capacity to heal through sisterhood.
Directed by BAFTA Breakthrough Daisy-May Hudson (Lollipop, Half Way) and EMMY-nominated Sophie Compton (Another Body), this deeply moving and transformational documentary feature was made via a unique process of a trauma-informed co-creation with six contributors, a group of talented, high-profile women who are running charities and using their lived-experience to call for change. They are Aliyah Ali, Mandy Ogunmokun, Sarah Cassidy, Lady Unchained, Gerrah, and Tamar Mujanay.
This film is especially poignant for us as the challenges they are dealing with intersect across all PACT’s services.
- 52% of women in prison were abused as children
- 7 in 10 reported they had experienced domestic abuse
- 31% were taken into care as children
After the film there will be a Q&A, hosted by PACT’s CEO Natausha van Vliet and panellists including:
- Kathryn Warner, Director of Communities at PACT
- Catherine Parfitt, Chief Inspector, Custody South
- Mairead O’Hanlon, Senior Probation Officer, Women’s Strategic Lead
The event is open to all, a chance to find out more about PACT’s life changing services and to hear from those who work across the different services.
