The Innocence Files
Release Date: April 15, 2020
Format: Documentary Limited Series, 9 episodes
Directors: Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Roger Ross Williams, Jed Rothstein, Andy Grieve, Sarah Dowland
Subjects: Chester Hollman III, Kenneth Wyniemko, Alfred Dewayne Brown, Thomas Haynesworth, Franky Carrillo, Levon Brooks, Kennedy Brewer, Keith Harward
Consulting Executives: Innocence Project: Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck
Executive Producers:
Story Syndicate: Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan
Jigsaw Productions: Alex Gibney, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Brad Hebert
One Story Up: Roger Ross Williams, Geoff Martz
Film 45: Michael Antinoro, Will Staeger
The Innocence Files shines a light on the untold personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the nonprofit organization the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have uncovered and worked tirelessly to overturn. The nine-episode series is composed of three compelling parts – The Evidence, The Witness and The Prosecution. These stories expose difficult truths about the state of America’s deeply flawed criminal justice system, while showing when the innocent are convicted, it is not just one life that is irreparably damaged forever: families, victims of crime and trust in the system are also broken in the process. The Innocence Files is executive produced and directed by Academy Award® nominee Liz Garbus, Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney, Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams; with episodes also directed by Academy Award® nominee Jed Rothstein, Emmy Award® winner Andy Grieve and Sarah Dowland.
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