Nina Rosenblum

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2002

Nina Rosenblum

In Arms Reach

http://www.inarmsreach.org

New York, New York, United States

Education & Youth Leadership

The Bold Idea:

Children with a parent in prison are six times more likely than children of non-incarcerated parents to become involved with crime and become imprisoned themselves. In Arms Reach, Inc. responds to this alarming situation with programming in academics, arts, music, prison visitation and mentoring for children whose parents are or were formerly offenders of the criminal justice system. In Arms Reach gives imprisoned parents the strength to better themselves through our commitment to serving their children, and empowers children through academic assistance with qualified mentors, aiming to prepare each child for admission to college so that they may lead productive, crime-free lives. The program aims to break the potential cycle of incarceration passed from parent to child by offering one-on-one and group counseling in a supportive setting. In Arms Reach also helps to reduce feelings of abandonment and anger by nurturing existing parent-child relationships with free trips for children to visit their parents. In Arms Reach also provides a voice for children enrolled in the public school system through meetings with officials, involvement in curriculum, encouragement and supervision of higher grades and academic excellence, and strives to increase public awareness about the effects of parental incarceration on children nationwide.

Biography:

Nina Rosenblum is an Oscar-nominated, award winning, international documentary film producer/director, educator and human rights activist. Her company, Daedalus Productions Inc. was established in 1980, and has produced with national and international television productions companies, and has taught on the graduate level at Columbia Univ., NYU and undergraduate at Hunter College, Penn State U and Queens College. In 2001, she joined forces with Terrence Stevens while making a film against the Rockefeller Drug Laws and together they started IN ARMS REACH, an arts and educational organization for children whose parents are incarcerated. In 2005, Nina Rosenblum, daughter of photographer Walter Rosenblum and photographic historian Naomi Rosenblum, produced and directed ZAHIRA'S PEACE, an award winning doc broadcast on Canal + Spain on the first anniversary of M-11 and shown at numerous festivals, winning awards including the CINE Golden Eagle. Ms. Rosenblum is currently producing and directing IN THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY: THE STORY OF LT. EHREN WATADA, the first officer to refuse deployment to Iraq. Cine Golden Eagle Awards 2000/2006 President's Award, Columbus Int. Film Festival 1999 Grand Prix du Documentaire, Festival d'Amiens, France 1995 Emmy Award 1995 IDA Distinguished Achievement Award 1992 Holocaust Humanitarian Award 1992 Clarion Award 1985