News and Developments 2005: Multimedia

DOCUMENTARY: "After Innocence" Tells the Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted Following Their Release

Posted: October 28, 2005
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A new documentary, "After Innocence," by Jessica Sanders and Marc Simon, is opening in cities around the country.  This award-winning film (Sundance and other film festivals) tells the stories of wrongfully convicted defendants who were exonerated through DNA evidence, and about what happens to them after their release as they attempt to rebuild their lives.  The film opens in Washington, D.C. at the Landmark's E St. Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, on Friday, Nov. 4.   A discussion will follow the film and bulk discounts are available. 

New Play About the Life of Karla Faye Tucker to Open in New York

Posted: September 30, 2005
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Karla, a new play by singer and songwriter Steve Earle will open at the 45 Bleecker St. Theatre on October 20 in New York City.  The play tells the life story of Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War.  She was executed by lethal injection in 1998 while George W.

NEW MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE: “The Empty Chair: Death Penalty Yes or No”

Posted: May 26, 2005
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The Empty Chair: Death Penalty Yes or No is a documentary film produced and directed by Jacqui Lofaro and Victor Teich that tells the stories of four families confronting the loss of loved ones and voicing different perspectives on the death penalty. The movie also features Sister Helen Prejean, an author and spiritual advisor to those condemned to die, and Donald Cabana (pictured), a former death row warden in Mississippi.