Executive Producers
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Director
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
Producers
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
Wren Rene
Writers
Tamika Bell
Paulette Carrington
Joyce Starr Granger
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
Yolanda Wisher
Cast
Journey Jones - Dorothy
Roni Graham - Captain
Mechielle Anderson - Preacher
Monica Fleurette - Sister 1
Tasha Holmes - Sister 2
Joyce Starr Granger - Herself
Tamika Bell - Herself
Jazmin Gilbert - Dancer 1
Kirnita Hinton - Dancer 2
Paulette Carrington - Herself
Rysheda Elliot - Extra
Yvonne Newkirk - Extra
Rev. Michelle Simmons - Extra
Valerie Todd - Extra
Director of Photography
Wren Rene
Line Producer
James Doolittle
Executive In Charge of Production
Royd Chung
Supervising Producer
Pamela Torno
Associate Producer
Susan Cohen
Editor
Mark Tumas
Original Score
Juan Cortes
Production Sound
Heather Bronge
Sound Mix
Mert Ozcan
Color
Mikey Pehanich
Color Producer
Ashley Goodwin
Steadicam
Michael Thackray
1st AC
Simone Holland
Art Director
Hanna Hamilton
Art Key
Kim Redman
Art Assistant Intern
Noelani Montas
Screenwriting Facilitators
Courtney Bowles
Mark Strandquist
Gaffer
Ed DiJoseph
Key Grip
Conor O’Mara
Swing
Zachary Van Heel
Hair and Makeup Artist
Mary Arlynda
Wardrobe Stylist
Marcus Branch
Licensed Social Worker
Nina Koch
Production Assistants
Andrew Heppard
Yvette Pabon
Ren Ransom Pierce
Stephen Rucker
Funding Provided by
Independence Public Media of Philadelphia, Inc.
Doc Society/Good Pitch
Windy Films
Independent Lens Short-Form Funding Provided by
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Acton Family Giving
Ford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The Command Center to Bring Women Home is a co-production of Life Beyond LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting (CPB), in association with All Ages Productions. This program was produced by Life Beyond LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.
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The Command Center to Bring Women Home
Premiered November 10, 2022
Directed by
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
In collaboration with filmmakers, an imagined space is run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing.
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About the Documentary
Through a collaborative writing process with filmmakers, three women bring to life “The Command Center to Bring Women Home,” an imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for those with nowhere else to turn but to each other, a place where mothers can reunite and heal with their children, and women are able to hold and comfort one another.
The Filmmakers
Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich is a filmmaker and artist. Her work has screened all over the world and is recognized by the Time Inc. Black Girl Magic Emerging Director’s series. Madeleine has a degree in film and photography from Hampshire College and has a Master of Fine Arts in film and media arts from Temple University.
Wren Rene is a cinematographer and second generation storyteller. From behind the camera, he is pulled into the world of his subjects to create a bridge for others to see, feel, connect, and imagine. Wren makes work from a deep desire to better understand himself and others within the complicated webs of identity and the human experience.
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