When a Witness Recants
Cinema Village, East 12th Street 22, 10003, Manhattan
About
A documentary screening about a 1983 Baltimore school murder that led to three teens being wrongfully imprisoned for 36 years. Directed by Dawn Porter, the film runs 112 minutes and follows Ta-Nehisi Coates as he investigates how the case affected the accused, witnesses and their community. It plays at a cinema in New York City.
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Critics
Critics praise the film's skillful blending of archival footage, animation and interviews, and its affecting, nuanced portrayal of the injustice and its lasting toll. Little is faulted; the work is described as powerful and thorough.
Trailer
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Venue
Cinema Village is in New York City’s Manhattan.
East 12th Street 22, 10003
Cinema Village 7 more events- Director
- Dawn Porter
- Runtime
- 112 min
