Coming to theatres today, Friday, June 26: A MURDER IN THE PARK
Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber’s investigation into a celebrated anti-death penalty case debuted at DOC NYC last year. It also screened at Cleveland and now begins a multi-city theatrical release though the end of next month.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
With his execution just 48 hours away, Anthony Porter’s life was saved by a Northwestern University journalism class. Their re-investigation of the crime for which he was convicted – a double homicide in a Chicago park – led to the discovery of the real killer, Alstory Simon, whose confession exonerated Porter. If it all sounds too good to be true, it’s because, as compellingly argued in Rech and Kimber’s film, Porter actually is guilty, Simon is an innocent man, and both are just pawns in a much larger plan.
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