Upcoming Documentaries on Wrongful Conviction

ACCUSED OF ‘KILLING’ THEIR OWN CHILDREN: TWO DOCUMENTARIES BY JULIAN SHER INVESTIGATE SHOCKING CASES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION ON GLOBAL TELEVISION’S ‘REVEALED’ SERIES   A MOTHER’S ORDEAL Friday, May 6, 10PM (9PM Manitoba/Sask.) EXECUTION BY FIRE Friday, May 13, 10PM (9PM Manitoba/Sask.)   In a pair of hour-long documentaries, one of Canada’s top investigative journalists takes … Continue reading →

Alan Zweig Interview

Last week I saw Alan Zweig’s new documentary “A Hard Name.”  In the film he interviews men and women who have spent their lives cycling  in and out of the prison system.  It is an intimate and moving piece that explores the root causes of crime, the intricacies of prison culture and the struggles that … Continue reading →

A Hard Name on TVO

Tomorrow night is the world premiere of Alan Zweig’s new documentary “A Hard Name.”   It will be airing at 10 p.m. on TVO’s The View from Here.  Here is the description from the website: Raw and intimate interviews with ex-convicts who come across as the most gentle souls you could ever meet-apart from the stabbings … Continue reading →