<a href="https://filmforum.org/film/paint-me-a-road-out-of-here">'Paint Me a Road Out of Here'</a> tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail became a dangerous place for the painting's survival.

'Paint Me a Road Out of Here' tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail became a dangerous place for the painting's survival.

<a href="https://filmforum.org/film/paint-me-a-road-out-of-here" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Paint Me a Road Out of Here'</a> tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail became a dangerous place for the painting's survival.&nbsp;

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