Janis Cole

A woman abused by her family grows up to carry out a series of minor offences and self-destructive acts. Her multiple crimes lead to her being convicted under a law to prevent repeat offences that allows for an indefinite prison sentence - the first time this had ever been used on a female defendant. Fact-based drama.

Documentary about female filmmakers and the struggles they encounter in a male-dominated industry. From the inception of ideas, to convincing producers and studios to back their projects, through filming, and to completion of a film, women filmmakers still face roadblocks all along the way. Cole and Dale survey a divergent group of women all involved in the movie industry who relate their own stories to the camera. The stories are funny, frustrating, and informative. (movies.msn.com)

For 19 days, the makers of this documentary had unprecedented access to Canada's only maximum-security prison for women. Observing and interviewing nearly 100 inmates, they provide a non-judgmental look at a group of people wrestling with guilt and persecution, anger and repentance, loneliness and love, hope and despair. Three convicts become the focus of the film and their struggles serve as revealing microcosms of the prison's entire population.