"Lee has done a great job of assembling a cast of unknowns to play these characters. The movie has its finger on the pulse of poverty and how it gnaws away at both young and old. Woman’s Prison may be too painful for some audiences, but I hope they see it. Julie Ann Mabry is not just a character; she is thousands of women in America who have and will continue to experience such struggles." Nicolette Westfall, Feminist Review
"Julie Ann's story tells a story of many young women imprisoned by poverty and abusive relationships, and Woman's Prison is a film that will keep a viewer thinking for quite some time." - Deborah Ground Buckner, Press Plus 1 Magazine
"To begin with the obvious, the film displays enormous will and hard work on [Katie Madonna's} part, and an ambition to put on the screen subject matter that clearly means a great deal to her. (and to many women.). It's all too rare for filmmakers to take on institutional misogyny in the family, the church, and the criminal 'injustice' system, and how it wrecks women's entire lives. Her film does this with intelligence and passion." Amy Taubin
"'There but for fortune' perhaps best summarizes the theme underpinning Woman’s Prison, a character-driven flashback flick from Katie Madonna Lee. Triple-threat Lee makes an impressive writing/acting/directorial debut, here, considering the constraints of the micro-budget with which she was operating. An alternately terrifying, thought-provoking and unabashedly empathetic look at life from the harrowing perspective of a never-protected female." Kam Williams
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Awards:
Best Feature Writer - La Femme Film Festival
Best Feature - Illinois International Film Festival
Best Feature - Southern Appalachian Film Festival
Christopher Award - Columbus International Film & Video Festival
New York Women in Film & Television Award
