Wrongful Conviction Films & Documentaries
Here is a carefully curated collection of DVDs, featuring documentaries, films, movies, and similar works, designed to provide valuable insights and support for your wrongful conviction research.
An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story
In 1986 Michael Morton's wife Christine was murdered in front of their only child, and Michael was convicted of the crime.
The Past is Never Dead
A documentary on the wrongful conviction of David Robinson and his eighteen-year struggle to prove his innocence.
The Central Park Five
The story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989
The Fear of 13
The Fear of 13 is a 2015 British documentary film by David Sington. It tells the story of the American, Nick Yarris, who was convicted and sentenced.
The Thin Blue Line
Among the most important documentaries ever made, The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris (Gates of Heaven), erases the border between art and activism.
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
This documentary details the conviction & eventual exoneration of Darryl Hunt. Hunt, an African-American, was convicted in 1984 of the rape & murder.
A Murder in the Park
In 1983, Anthony Porter was sentenced to death for the murders of teenagers Jerry Hillard and Marilyn Green in Chicago's Washington Park.
Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins
Wrongly convicted of murder and rape, his wife devotes her life to proving his innocence. Conviction is not only a gripping story of justice gone wrong.
Time Simply Passes
Time Simply Passes is a 2015 US documentary film chronicling the life and wrongful conviction of James Joseph Richardson.
Murder on a Sunday Morning
In 1983, Anthony Porter was sentenced to death for the murders of teenagers Jerry Hillard and Marilyn Green in Chicago's Washington Park.
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio 4
A movie about four Latina lesbians wrongfully convicted of gang-raping two little girls. This bizarre case is the first to be adjudicated under momentous new legislation.
After Innocence
After Innocence tells the dramatic and compelling story of the exonerated - innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then released after DNA evidence...