Sister Hearts
DOCUMENTARY | 15 – 20 MIN. | HEALING AFTER LONELINESS, HONORABLE MENTIONS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, SOCIAL & POLITICAL DIVISIONS, WORKPLACE
After spending 13 years imprisoned, Maryam Henderson-Uloho has now dedicated her life to helping other women.
But What Does It Mean?
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Follow the recommendation of Sister Mary Uloho and look inside yourself to find the good and beauty that is there. Create a list poem of the qualities that you find. End the poem with a listing of how you hope these qualities are expressed or seen in the world.
Meet the Filmmaker

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Mohammad Gorjestani is an Iranian-American filmmaker. His films have screened at festivals worldwide, and have been featured by publications such as VICE and The Guardian. He was named to Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2014, and is a 2x recipient of the San Francisco Film Society’s KRF Filmmaking Grant for his feature in development.

WHY THEY MADE THE FILM
“The incarceration epidemic in America is rarely portrayed from the perspective of women. The brutal bars of our failed justice system incarcerates 250,000 women in the United States. Maryam Uloho was one of those women brutalized and her story of redemption is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and puts the mirror up to the failures of our society and the paradox that is the American Dream.”
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This film is very touching & enlightening
The fact that the system is designed for resitavism. This is a model program that highlights a solution. What better answers to be found than from reaching back, from the inside out. Well done, sister.
Thank you for making this film! Loved it! So powerful, so educational want another film that interviews the ladies more in depth. All their lives are so interesting.
Thank you sharing this story of redemption and the efforts of one person coming from a position of despair and great need to uplift others in similar situations. It makes me want to do what I can to help, too.
Enjoyed the film. I liked how they connected finding their own value after prison while finding and assigning value to objects that others have thrown away.
I ran across this film by accident and what a treat. This film is so powerful the message is very strong and positive.I felt like I could have watched for another hour. Thanks for making this film and bringing awareness to the community.