Girls on the Wall: The True Story of a Lockdown Musical

Directed by: Heather Ross Produced by: Heather Ross Released: 2011 Running Time: 62 min Subjects: Art, Music & Design, Criminal Justice, Sociology The teenage girls of Warrenville Prison get a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical based on their lives. As three fascinating girls write and stage their play, they're compelled to re-live their crimes, reclaim their humanity and take a first step toward breaking free of the prison system. Meet Whitney (17), intimidating, self-loathing, and infamous for a crime she won't talk about. Rosa (17) who was released from Warrenville, only to return weeks later after getting nearly killed in a knife fight. Christina (18) was drawn into street life by her mother's crack habit; she's spent most of her life in jails and foster placements. When she gets a chance for adoption by a wealthy Christian family, she jumps at it-- but can't reconcile her new upper-middle class life with her loyalty to her mother's world. When the girls hi