Week 13
Calls From Home
Doc Short
Calls From Home · Families impacted by incarceration, connection & community.
Film details
Inside Week 13
Sometimes a phone call is what holds a family together.
Calls From Home centers families living with the distance and disruption of incarceration. This week listens to the ways conversation, community, and a familiar voice can preserve connection across prison walls.
Why this story, this week
Incarceration reaches far beyond the person serving a sentence. This story asks viewers to consider the emotional labor families carry — and why maintaining connection matters.
Host
Sylvia Ryerson
Film
Calls From Home
Cause
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Partner
Appalshop
Calls From Home · Families impacted by incarceration, connection & community.