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And So I Stayed
And So I Stayed

And So I Stayed

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

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 June 2021

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kim DaDou Brown

Kim DaDou Brown

Self

Nicole Addimando

Nicole Addimando

Self

Tanisha Davis

Tanisha Davis

Self

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