The Quilters Documentary Screening and Q&A with Director Jenifer McShane
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 4:00 PM EST · Gardiner Library · Gardiner, NY
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Community Room, Gardiner Library. The Quilters, a documentary short directed by Jenifer McShane, follows the daily lives of several quilters inside the sewing room at South Central Correctional Center, a Level 5 maximum security prison in a small town in Missouri. In tracking several quilts from design to completion, audiences come to know these men, witnessing their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride as they create something beautiful in this windowless sacred space, deep within the prison walls. The Quilters was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Jenifer McShane is an award winning independent filmmaker committed to using film to bridge understanding in situations where divisions typically keep people apart. Her last film, Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops, won a Jury Award at South By Southwest and an Emmy for Outstanding Editing. Jenifer spent four years visiting Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to make Mothers of Bedford which reveals the impact of incarceration on jailed mothers and their children.
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