Through The Cracks screened November 10th at The St. Louis International Film Festival.
In July 2002, Johnny Johnson was arrested and charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra Williamson in Valley Park, Mo., and the effects of the crime continue to reverberate in the community. During the capital-murder trial, a proceeding clouded by questions of mental illness and competency, a juror described the killing as “the worst possible crime.” “Through the Cracks” seeks to answer the question: Does the worst possible crime deserve the worst possible punishment? Director Ben Scholle, a professor of digital cinema arts at Lindenwood University, co-directed “HairKutt,” which was named Best Documentary by the jury at the 2005 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
In attendance was director Ben Scholle, George Lombardi, psychologist and former Missouri Department of Corrections director, and Jeanie Thies, Lindenwood University professor of political science and coordinator of the Hammond Institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative.
In July 2002, Johnny Johnson was arrested and charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra Williamson in Valley Park, Mo., and the effects of the crime continue to reverberate in the community. During the capital-murder trial, a proceeding clouded by questions of mental illness and competency, a juror described the killing as “the worst possible crime.” “Through the Cracks” seeks to answer the question: Does the worst possible crime deserve the worst possible punishment? Director Ben Scholle, a professor of digital cinema arts at Lindenwood University, co-directed “HairKutt,” which was named Best Documentary by the jury at the 2005 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
In attendance was director Ben Scholle, George Lombardi, psychologist and former Missouri Department of Corrections director, and Jeanie Thies, Lindenwood University professor of political science and coordinator of the Hammond Institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative.
- 11/11/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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