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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Life Sentence Films, Ro*co Films International
Other Authors: Potash, Yoav (Producer, Director), Peagler, Debbie, 1959-2010, Costa, Nadia, Saffran, Joshua, Carpenter, Jaymee (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Sausalito, California] : Ro*co Films, 2011.
Series:OWN documentary club.
Subjects:
Peagler, Debbie, > 1959-2010.
Central California Women's Facility.
Women prisoners > California > Biography.
Prisoners > California > Biography.
Abused women > California > Biography.
Judicial error > California > Case studies.
Appellate procedure > California > Case studies.
Prisonnières > Californie > Biographies.
Prisonniers > Californie > Biographies.
Femmes victimes de violence > Californie > Biographies.
Erreur judiciaire > Californie > Études de cas.
Voies de recours > Californie > Études de cas.
Abused women.
Appellate procedure.
Judicial error.
Prisoners.
Women prisoners.
California.
Streaming video.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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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.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (93 min.)).
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
Production 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.