How I Got Over

Year: 2015
Description: Follows 15 African American women who participate in the Life Stories program at the Theatre Lab in Washington, D.C. Many are formerly incarcerated or homeless, and they collaborate on a production about their experiences of abuse, addiction, poverty, rape, and recovery that is staged at the Kennedy Center.
Director: Boxer, Nicole
Writer: Boxer, Nicole
Producer: Boxer, Nicole; Rockwood, Timothy
Cinematographer: Barrett, Neil; Warren, M. Holden
Editor: Whitten, Michelle
Production Team: Fuschia Film, Artemis Rising Foundation, and Video Project
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Media Format: 1 DVD (88 min.) or 1 streaming video (88 min.)
Type: Color with black and white sequences
Additional Content: The DVD includes featurettes on N Street Village, which provides services to the homeless and people with addictions, where many of the film's participants reside; additional scenes; and additional interviews with some participants.
Original Release Date: 2014
Updated: 05-18-2023

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