Stories and Media
(S)HE Stories Documentaries
In 2021, we engaged in documentary filmmaking to showcase women’s stories of strategizing, succeeding and navigating health and social life after jail. Relationships with the women spanned eight years with the research team. Community agencies featured are utilized by the women in this project and in Kansas City. The films were directed by Matty Arnold, cinematography by Diego Torroija, produced by Megha Ramaswamy, the University of Kansas Sexual Health Empowerment (S)HE Team, with funding from the National Institutes of Health. Films were written and edited by students in the KU Master of Public Health Program.
Student filmmaker, Andrea McMillian, screened her short film, We Deserve Better at the Public Health Association 150th Annual Conference, in November 2022.
View all the films:
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Researchers land NIH grant to boost testing, vaccination for women leaving incarceration
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KU launching $1.4 million education project for women exiting prison
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Why trauma-informed care for survivors of sexual assault must include access to emergency contraception
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For mother's day, Kansas City woman raises money to bail moms from jail
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Why we need to talk about violence against women when we talk about cervical cancer prevention
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Should women rush to get IUDs post-election? They should've been rushing all along!