Lawyer Turns Documentary Filmmaker to Champion Rights of the Wrongly Accused
It was the kind of moment every aspiring filmmaker dreams about. The houselights go up, there�s a second of silence, then applause rips through the theater as hundreds of audience members�tears still streaming down their faces�rise from their seats in a standing ovation.
For New York City lawyer Marc Simon, that moment happened not just once but over and over as After Innocence, the documentary he filmed, co-wrote and co-produced, was shown in January at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The movie profiles a number of people who were exonerated of crimes through DNA testing that didn�t exist at the time of their convictions, focusing on the problems they faced acclimating to post-prison life.
Details here from Elizabeth Millard of the ABA Journal.
Lawyer Turns Documentary Filmmaker to Champion Rights of the Wrongly Accused
It was the kind of moment every aspiring filmmaker dreams about. The houselights go up, there�s a second of silence, then applause rips through the theater as hundreds of audience members�tears still streaming down their faces�rise from their seats in a standing ovation.
For New York City lawyer Marc Simon, that moment happened not just once but over and over as After Innocence, the documentary he filmed, co-wrote and co-produced, was shown in January at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The movie profiles a number of people who were exonerated of crimes through DNA testing that didn�t exist at the time of their convictions, focusing on the problems they faced acclimating to post-prison life.
Details here from Elizabeth Millard of the ABA Journal.
Lawyer Turns Documentary Filmmaker to Champion Rights of the Wrongly Accused
It was the kind of moment every aspiring filmmaker dreams about. The houselights go up, there�s a second of silence, then applause rips through the theater as hundreds of audience members�tears still streaming down their faces�rise from their seats in a standing ovation.
For New York City lawyer Marc Simon, that moment happened not just once but over and over as After Innocence, the documentary he filmed, co-wrote and co-produced, was shown in January at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The movie profiles a number of people who were exonerated of crimes through DNA testing that didn�t exist at the time of their convictions, focusing on the problems they faced acclimating to post-prison life.
Details here from Elizabeth Millard of the ABA Journal.
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