In the Executioner's Shadow (2018)
What is justice? What part should the death penalty play?
53 min
This documentary casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three powerful stories - the rare perspective of a former state executioner who comes within days of executing an innocent person; a Boston Marathon bombing victim who struggles to decide what justice really means; and the parents of a murder victim who choose to fight for the life of their daughter’s killer. As the battle to overturn capital punishment comes to a head in the U.S., this provocative film challenges viewers to question their deepest beliefs about justice.
- Release date
- October 1, 2018
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Robert Blecker as Self - Author
- Karen Brassard as Self - Survivor of Boston Marathon Bombing
- Joseph Giarratano as Self - Death Row Inmate
- Jerry Givens as Self - Former Chief Executioner, Virginia
- Ben Jealous as Self - Former President of NAACP
- Helen Prejean as Self - Author
- Diann Y. Rust-Tierney as Self - Executive Director
- Syl Schieber as Self - Shannon's Father
Crew
- Troy Graves · Archive footage
- Shannon Schieber · Archive footage
- Maggie Burnette Stogner · Director
- Rick Stack · Writer
- Maggie Burnette Stogner · Writer
- Maggie Burnette Stogner · Producer