The Central Park five / a Florentine Films production ; film by Ken Burns, David McMahon, Sarah Burns ; written by Sarah Burns & David McMahon & Ken Burns ; produced by David McMahon, Sarah Burns, Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA, Washington, DC.

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The Central Park five, a new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells 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 film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first tim...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Florentine Films (Production company)
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
McMahon, David, 1976- (Screenwriter, Film producer)
Burns, Sarah, 1982- (Screenwriter, Film producer)
McCray, Antron (Interviewee)
Santana, Raymond (Interviewee)
Richardson, Kevin (Interviewee)
Wise, Korey (Interviewee)
Salaam, Yusef (Interviewee)
Dwyer, Jim, 1957-2020 (Interviewee)
Butts, Calvin O. (Interviewee)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Meili, Trisha.
Central Park Jogger Rape Trial, New York, N.Y., 1990.
Judicial error > New York (State) > New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New York (State) > New York.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > New York.
Racism in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > New York.
Rape > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Assault and battery > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Violent crimes > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Rape victims > New York (State) > New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Judicial error.
Rape.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Central Park.
1990
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Case studies.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (119 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Variant Title:
Ken Burns : the Central Park five
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
The Central Park five, a new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells 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 film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Call Number:HV6568.N5 C457 2014 Online
Awards:New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Documentary, 2012; Chicago International Film Festival, Audience Choice Award - Best Documentary Feature, 2012; Black Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Documentary, 2012.
Credits:Editor, Michael Levine ; cinematography, Buddy Squires with Anthony Savini ; original music, Doug Wamble.
Cast:
Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Kim Dwyer, Calvin O. Butts III.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title screen.