Edition |
[Widescreen]. |
Description |
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
Series |
OWN documentary club
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OWN documentary club.
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Note |
Documentary. |
Performer |
Introduction, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell ; participants, Deborah Peagler, Nadia Costa. |
Credits |
Directors of photography, Ben Ferrer and Yoav Potash ; editing, Yoav Potash and Frank Giraffe ; consulting producer, Gail Dolgin ; consulting editor ; Aaron I. Butler ; associate producers, Shira Potash, Melissa Schulman ; original score, Jaymee Carpenter ; music supervision, Jaymee Carpenter, Yoav Potash. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation. |
Note |
Originally produced in 2011. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Awards |
National Board of Review, Freedom of Expression Award; San Francisco International Film Festival, Audience Award; Heartland Film Festival, Best Documentary, Grand Prize; Sundance Film Festival 2011, official selection. |
Summary |
In 1983, Deborah Peagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for her connection to his murder. Twenty years later, California passed a law allowing incarcerated domestic violence survivors to reopen their cases. This documentary follows two attorneys who take Debbie's case and strive to attain testimonies of long lost witnesses, proof of perjured evidence, and new testimonies from the men who committed the murder. |
Contents |
Extra features include deleted scenes, "Crime after crime" in context, Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival, "Crime after crime " trailer, about the film. |
Language |
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Peagler, Debbie, 1959-2010.
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Peagler, Debbie, 1959-2010. |
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Women prisoners -- California -- Biography.
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Women prisoners. |
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California. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Prisoners -- California -- Biography.
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Prisoners. |
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Abused women -- California -- Biography.
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Abused women. |
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Judicial error -- California -- Case studies.
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Judicial error. |
Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Subject |
Appellate procedure -- California -- Case studies.
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Appellate procedure. |
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Central California Women's Facility.
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Central California Women's Facility. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biographies.
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Case studies.
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Added Author |
Potash, Yoav, producer, director.
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Winfrey, Oprah, on-screen presenter.
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O'Donnell, Rosie, on-screen presenter.
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Peagler, Debbie, 1959-2010.
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Costa, Nadia.
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Saffran, Joshua.
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Carpenter, Jaymee, composer.
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Life Sentence Films.
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Ro*co Films International.
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Virgil Films.
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Standard No. |
829567078822 |
Music No. |
670788 Virgil Films |
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