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Still Here is an immersive multimedia project exploring incarceration, erasure and gentrification that premiered at the 2020 Sundance film festival. The story is told through a composite character named Jasmine Smith who comes back home to Harlem, NYC, after serving 15 years in prison for killing her boyfriend in self-defense.

Crafted in collaboration with formerly incarcerated women and combining robust journalism with cinematic storytelling.

Credits

Creators
Zahra Rasool
Sarah Springer

Key Collaborators
Naima Ramos-Chapman
Carvell Wallace
Viktorija Mickute
Maria Fernanda Lauret

In Collaboration With
Women's Prison Association

Director Of Photography
Alan Bucaria