“Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2” is a documentary about a conservative Christian grandmother from Mississippi who helped sentence a man to death. Two decades later, an overwhelming sense of regret compels her to track down her fellow jurors. This film raises important questions about the death penalty and the impact on jurors of making high-stakes sentencing decisions. Check it out on July 16th on PBS’ POV. Organizations can also host screenings for free, so if you’re interested in showing the film in your community, check out the Partner Toolkit.
The BBC documentary “Life and Death Row – Mass Execution,” tells the story of the state of Arkansas’ plan to use their supply of lethal injection drugs before they expire by executing eight men in ten days – an historic number. It’s available for streaming now.
If you have Netflix, you can catch the first two seasons of the documentary series “Death Row Stories,” narrated by Susan Sarandon. Through your cable provider, you might also be able to catch the most recent season, which includes an episode entitled “Two Brothers” about two North Carolina brothers, who were wrongfully sentenced to death for the murder of an eleven-year-old girl.
In “True Conviction“, three recently exonerated Texans, who served a combined 60 years in prison for crimes did not commit, join forces to form the unlikeliest of investigative teams, on a mission to help wrongfully convicted prisoners obtain freedom like they did. It’s available on iTunes now.
“Where There is Darkness,” a documentary about Father Rene Robert and his plea from beyond the grave to save the life of the man who murdered him, will be coming out soon. The film isn’t released yet but you can hear more about what happened to Father Rene and more details about the film on the Where there is Darkness website.
Going on a road trip this summer? Driving and watching movies don’t mix, but that’s what podcasts are for! Season Two of “In the Dark,” an investigative journalism podcast, is about Curtis Flowers, a man who has been tried six times for the same crime – and has always maintained his innocence. What does the evidence reveal? Find out in the podcast that the New Yorker magazine says might be “the best podcast of the year.”
