THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and laterconvicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, the film tells the story of that horrific crime, the
rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of
justice.
Year of production: 2012
Country: United States
Duration: 119 minutes
Credits
- Ken BURNS Director
- Sarah. BURNS Director
- David MCMAHON Director
- Sarah. BURNS Screenplay
- David MCMAHON Screenplay
- Ken BURNS Screenplay
- Buddy SQUIRES Cinematography
- Anthony SAVINI Cinematography
- Doug WAMBLE Music
- Michael LEVINE Editing
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Contacts
Production
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FLORENTINE FILMS
365 Bridge Street, Suite 11 Pro
11201
BROOKLYN United States
T: 1 718 422 0420dmcmahon@florentinefilms.comwww.florentinefilms.com
French Press
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BOSSA-NOVA
T: +33 (0)1 43 26 26 26www.bossa-nova.info
MICHEL BURSTEINbossanovapr@free.fr
International Press
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DKC PUBLIC RELATIONS
T: +1 212 981 5125www.dkcnews.com
JOE DEPLASCOjoe_deplasco@dkcnews.com