Director

Cheryl Dunye

Cast list

Almayvonne: Scar
Conchata Ferrell: Mama Cass
Davenia McFadden: Brownie
Ella Joyce: Doodle Alderidge
LaTonya 'T' Hagans: Shadow
Lee Garlington: Warden Arnold
Marc Vann: Nelson
Mary Mara: Tanya
Medusa: Leisha
Rain Phoenix: Kit
Yolonda Ross: Treasure

Synopsis

This film is based around the reunion of a daughter and her incarcerated mother. The harsh reality of the women’s correctional facility sets the tone up to be like any other prison type film, but the Stranger Inside is known for its’ ending that ultimately makes watching the film completely worthwhile.

Reviews

“Searching for Someone to Call Family”  Nycritic, IMDB (online review)

"Giving Credit to Paratexts and Parafeminism in Top of the Lake and Orange Is the New Black. " Kathleen A. McHugh, Film Quarterly, Vol. 68, No. 3 (Spring 2015) (pp. 17-25). Print.