▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁feature ▁film ▁written ▁by ▁Pr eston ▁A . ▁Whit more ▁II ▁and ▁Joy ce ▁R ene e ▁Lewis , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Ne ema ▁Bar net te . ▁It ▁features ▁Da ▁Br at , ▁N ' Bus he ▁Wright , ▁Mos ▁Def , ▁Lisa R aye ▁Mc Co y , ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁Cal h oun . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁female ▁in m ates ▁fighting ▁back ▁against ▁their ▁ab users ▁and ▁taking ▁over ▁White head ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institute , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁in car cer ated . ▁It ▁won ▁four ▁awards ▁and ▁received ▁ 1 ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Frances , ▁the ▁new ▁in mate ▁at ▁White head , ▁be fri ends ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁in m ates , ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁re bel ▁against ▁the ▁prison ' s ▁ab use ▁and ▁explo itation . ▁After ▁several ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁har sh ▁working ▁conditions ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ra pe ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁friend ▁Lil ’ ▁M ama , ▁Frances ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in m ates ▁decide ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁and ▁take ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁prison ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ab use ▁and ▁stand ▁up ▁for ▁their ▁rights . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Sab r ina ▁Down s ▁( Da ▁Br at ) ▁narr ates ▁an ▁experience ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁while ▁serving ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁conv ict ▁in ▁the ▁White head ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institute . ▁Her ▁story ▁begins ▁as ▁she ▁meets ▁Frances ▁She ph ard ▁(