Beyond Conviction
Encyclopedia
Beyond Conviction is a feature documentary
directed and produced by Rachel Libert that tells the story of three crime victims as they prepare to meet those that have committed these crimes. The film follows participants in a program based on the principals of restorative justice
run by the state of Pennsylvania
in which victims of the most violent crimes meet face-to-face with their perpetrators. In 2006, the film was presented at the Los Angeles Film Festival
, the Woodstock Film Festival, the Viennale
, and the Leeds Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award at the Woodstock Film Festival.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed and produced by Rachel Libert that tells the story of three crime victims as they prepare to meet those that have committed these crimes. The film follows participants in a program based on the principals of restorative justice
Restorative justice
Restorative justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of victims, offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender...
run by the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in which victims of the most violent crimes meet face-to-face with their perpetrators. In 2006, the film was presented at the Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times is an event held annually in June in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Film Festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single...
, the Woodstock Film Festival, the Viennale
Viennale
The Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria.The average number of visitors is about 75,000. Traditional cinema venues are Gartenbaukino, Urania, Metro-Kino, Filmmuseum and Stadtkino...
, and the Leeds Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award at the Woodstock Film Festival.