Crime After Crime (film)
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Crime After Crime is a 2011 documentary film
directed by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler
. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
in January 2011, and will be shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival
in April 2011.
The Los Angeles Times listed the documentary as "a must-see film" and The Hollywood Reporter
described the film as "a tremendously moving story, strong in social commitment and deftly woven out of years of footage." The Salt Lake Tribune
called the film "a riveting examination of justice denied through political manipulation and prosecutorial callousness." The film earned the Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media
, presented by the Council on Foundations
, and the Pursuit of Justice Award, presented by the California Women's Law Center.
The film was funded by the Sundance Documentary Fund, the San Francisco Foundation, the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film at the Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Pacific Pioneer Fund, the Bay Area Video Coalition, the Women in Film Foundation Film Finishing Fund supported by Netflix
, the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay, and Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco.
In May 2011, the film won the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the 54th annual San Francisco International Film Festival.
The film has been picked up by the Oprah Winfrey Network for broadcast and home video
distribution.
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 by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler
Deborah Peagler
Deborah "Debi" Denise Peagler was a battered woman who was in prison from 1983 to 2009 for alleged involvement in the murder of Oliver Wilson, the man who abused her, forced her into prostitution, and molested her daughters.Her incarceration became controversial in 2005...
. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in January 2011, and will be shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...
in April 2011.
The Los Angeles Times listed the documentary as "a must-see film" and The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
described the film as "a tremendously moving story, strong in social commitment and deftly woven out of years of footage." The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
called the film "a riveting examination of justice denied through political manipulation and prosecutorial callousness." The film earned the Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media
Henry Hampton
Henry Hampton was an American filmmaker. He was the son of surgeon Henry Hampton Sr. and Julia Veva Hampton. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Hampton would later move to Boston where he founded his film production company Blackside, Inc., in 1968. It became one of the largest minority-owned...
, presented by the Council on Foundations
Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations, formed in 1949, is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Members of the Council include more than 1,750 independent, operating, community, public, and company-sponsored foundations, and corporate giving programs in the United...
, and the Pursuit of Justice Award, presented by the California Women's Law Center.
The film was funded by the Sundance Documentary Fund, the San Francisco Foundation, the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film at the Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Pacific Pioneer Fund, the Bay Area Video Coalition, the Women in Film Foundation Film Finishing Fund supported by Netflix
Netflix
Netflix, Inc., is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in the United States, Canada, and Latin America and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California...
, the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay, and Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco.
In May 2011, the film won the Golden Gate Award for Documentary Feature at the 54th annual San Francisco International Film Festival.
The film has been picked up by the Oprah Winfrey Network for broadcast and home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
distribution.