Showtime has released a first trailer for its original documentary "A Murder in the Park" which offers a glimpse into a very broken American criminal justice system via the story of Alstory Simon who languishes in prison serving a 37-year sentence over a confession he claims was coerced, nearly 16 years after his confession exonerated a death row inmate and sparked the end of the death penalty in Illinois. 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,...
- 2/3/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
There have been numerous stories of innocent people sent to jail for crimes they didn't commit, only to be freed later thanks to the tireless efforts of those who never gave up on them. But what happens when the tables are turned and a guilty person is set free instead? That's where the fascinating story in the upcoming documentary "A Murder In The Park" gets rolling and today we have the exclusive trailer. Directed by Christopher S. Rech and Brandon Kimber, the movie delves into the story of Anthony Porter, sentenced to death in 1983 for the murder of two teenagers. Fast-forward fifteen years later, journalism students look into the case and believe they've found the real killer. They then make a compelling argument and Porter is set free, while another man, Alstory Simon, "confesses" to the crimes. But nothing is as it seems in this case, which reveals some of...
- 6/4/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The distributor has secured Us rights to Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber’s documentary
A Murder In The Park premiered at the 2014 Doc NYC and follows death row inmate Anthony Porter, whose life is saved through the efforts of a Northwestern University journalism class 48 hours before his scheduled execution.
The class investigation into a double homicide in a Chicago park led to the discovery of Alstory Simon, whose confession exonerated Porter.
As the film-makers dissect the suspicious turnaround in the case, they argue that Porter actually is guilty of the crime, Simon is innocent and both are pawns in a larger game.
Sundance Selects brokered the deal with with Josh Braun and Matt Burke of Submarine Entertainment on behalf of the film-makers and will release the film later this year.
A Murder In The Park premiered at the 2014 Doc NYC and follows death row inmate Anthony Porter, whose life is saved through the efforts of a Northwestern University journalism class 48 hours before his scheduled execution.
The class investigation into a double homicide in a Chicago park led to the discovery of Alstory Simon, whose confession exonerated Porter.
As the film-makers dissect the suspicious turnaround in the case, they argue that Porter actually is guilty of the crime, Simon is innocent and both are pawns in a larger game.
Sundance Selects brokered the deal with with Josh Braun and Matt Burke of Submarine Entertainment on behalf of the film-makers and will release the film later this year.
- 2/27/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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