Paint Me aRoad Out of Here
2025 • Documentary
Availability
On-demand
Available until Dec 09, 2025
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About the film
Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith's masterpiece "For the Women's House" and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in a heartbreaking, funny and true parable for a world without mass incarceration.
Following the film, there is a Q&A with director Catherine Gund, film participant and executive producer Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, moderated by Lisa Cortés. The Q&A was filmed after a screening at the Jack Shainman Gallery on November 20, 2025.
Director
Catherine Gund
Producer
Catherine Gund, Tanya Selvaratnam, Arielle Amsalem
Executive Producer
Susan Sawyers, Melony and Adam Lewis, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Barbara and Eric Dobkin, Mickalene Thomas, Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, Sam Pollard, Yara Shahidi, Keri Shahidi, Agnes Gund, Julie Mehretu, Jon Stryker and Slobodan Randjelović
Awards & recognition
People's Film Festival
Opening Night Selection
Albori Soulplace Film Festival
Best Director
DC/DOX
Official Selection
Sidewalk Film Festival
Spotlight Screening
Montclair Film Festival
Official Selection
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Official Selection
Bali International Film Festival: Balinale
In Competition
Roxbury International Film Festival
Best of Fest
Urbanworld
Best Director Feature Film
Urbanworld
Honorable Mention Best Documentary Feature
People's Film Festival
Best Director
Lost Weekend Film Festival
Opening Night Selection
Roxbury International Film Festival
Opening Night Selection
What people are saying
‘“...a story that feels like a thriller as well as a metaphor for the way societies treat incarcerated people.”‘
Alissa Wilkinson
‘“Wonderful to see two strong women artists with a similar mission. Ultimately, I learned so much from their experiences.”‘
Alison Stewart
‘“The film reads as a visual poem for the incarcerated and reminds us of the power of art to imagine a world beyond mass incarceration.”‘
Akané Okoshi