Draft:The Execution of Julie Ann Mabry

The Execution Of Julie Ann Mabry formerly titled "Woman's Prison," is a 2009 independent narrative feature film. It was written, directed, and produced by Katie Madonna Lee. It won numerous awards, including The New Women in Film and Television Award and La Femme Best Narrative Feature Award. The film took on the subject matter of women in prison before the cultural explosion of "Orange Is the New Black." The film was made with an entirely all-female crew. This was due to the sensitive subject material and overt sexism the writer and director constantly dealt with in the film world.[1]

When her mother is murdered by her father, Julie Ann Mabry is confronted by a life of hardship and poverty. Taken in by her Evangelical relatives, she begins to adopt new convictions to reconnect with her mother. Slowly, the threads of her new life unravel, and Julie Ann is sent to prison. There, she finds the freedom and community she had sought for so long, yet it does not come without a price.

The title song, "Coming Home," was written by Jeremy Joyce and performed by Sharon Van Etten.[2]

The filming locations include South Bend, Indiana, Mishawaka, Indiana, La Porte, Indiana, and West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "In Michiana January 2009: WOMEN'S PRISON : SOUTH BEND FILM TO PREMIERE IN NEW YORK CITY". digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.comhttp.
  2. ^ "an MP3 from Sharon Van Etten's debut CD ++ 6 NYC shows".
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