When a Witness Recants – Indie Memphis Film Festival, 11/7 at 3pm

Director Dawn Porter delivers a gripping, meticulously researched investigation into the tragic 1983 murder of fourteen-year-old DeWitt Duckett and the ensuing wrongful conviction of three Baltimore teenagers, known as the Harlem Park Three. Spending 36 years behind bars due to coerced testimony from child witnesses and appalling police misconduct, the men were finally exonerated after decades of relentless legal battles. Through a masterful combination of present-day interviews, revealing deposition footage, and expressive black-and-white animations, the documentary uncovers the systemic corruption of the justice system while providing a profoundly humanizing look at the psychological toll of incarceration, the disorientation of reentry, and a community’s desperate search for the truth.

Film Sponsored by Duckworth Law Firm & The Innocence Project

For more info: https://imff26.indiememphis.org/films/when-a-witness-recants-6aaaaf2c772a4dda24a407d2