Netflix’s “The Innocence Files” chronicles eight stories of wrongful convictions, and directors and executive producers Alex Gibney, Liz Garbus and Roger Ross Williams said they faced their fair share of challenges getting access to people necessary to tell the stories.
“Access was often a problem, particularly the police,” Gibney told TheWrap. “But the big issue for me, at least on the film that I directed, was the fact that I didn’t know I was going to turn out.”
Gibney directed the episodes about Chester Hollman III, who was wrongfully convicted of robbing and murdering a man in Philadelphia in 1991. Gibney started production on his episodes in December 2018, but Hollman was only exonerated of the crime in 2019. Gibney had no idea of what the outcome of Hollman’s case would be when they first started filming.
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“Access was often a problem, particularly the police,” Gibney told TheWrap. “But the big issue for me, at least on the film that I directed, was the fact that I didn’t know I was going to turn out.”
Gibney directed the episodes about Chester Hollman III, who was wrongfully convicted of robbing and murdering a man in Philadelphia in 1991. Gibney started production on his episodes in December 2018, but Hollman was only exonerated of the crime in 2019. Gibney had no idea of what the outcome of Hollman’s case would be when they first started filming.
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- 4/15/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Francisco “Franky” Carrillo spent 20 years in prison for a murder that he didn’t commit. His story is one of eight told in Netflix’s upcoming documentary series “The Innocence Files,” which debuts April 15. Carillo knows far too well what living in isolation feels like. He shares his insights below.
Ten years ago, from my prison cell, I never could have fathomed that there would be a television series highlighting the stories of wrongfully convicted men and their eventual exonerations. I certainly could not have foreseen that my story would be featured in Netflix’s “The Innocence Files.” What’s more, that I would be so blessed to take it all in from the comfort of my living room, bolstered by my wife, three children, and two dogs.
The irony of watching these stories of hard-fought freedom during a shelter-in-place order does not escape me. My story is about a wrong being made right.
Ten years ago, from my prison cell, I never could have fathomed that there would be a television series highlighting the stories of wrongfully convicted men and their eventual exonerations. I certainly could not have foreseen that my story would be featured in Netflix’s “The Innocence Files.” What’s more, that I would be so blessed to take it all in from the comfort of my living room, bolstered by my wife, three children, and two dogs.
The irony of watching these stories of hard-fought freedom during a shelter-in-place order does not escape me. My story is about a wrong being made right.
- 4/10/2020
- by Franky Carillo
- The Wrap
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