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The Central Park Five

A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After they spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.

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Corporate Authors: Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Burns, Sarah, 1982- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), McMahon, David, 1976- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), McCray, Antron (interviewee (expression)), Santana, Raymond (interviewee (expression)), Richardson, Kevin (interviewee (expression)), Wise, Kharey (interviewee (expression)), Salaam, Yusef, 1974- (interviewee (expression))
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2013.
Subjects:
Judicial error > New York (State) > New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New York (State) > New York.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > New York.
Rape victims > New York (State) > New York.
Violent crimes > New York (State) > New York.
United States > Race relations.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After they spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
Item Description:Special features: Interviews with the filmmakers; After the Central Park Five (13 min.).
Originally produced in 2012.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, NTSC.
Audience:Rating: Not rated CHV rating: 14A.
Production Credits:Editor, Michael Levine ; cinematography, Buddy Squires with Anthony Savini ; music, Doug Wamble.
ISBN:9781608838547
1608838544

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