Time Simply Passes
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Flowers, Ty, director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- United States of America : Tanman Films, 2016.
- Physical Description
- HDD (55 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00005881
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- James Joseph Richardson was an orange picker in Florida when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his seven children in 1967. He spent 21 years in prison, until he was released in 1989 when the conviction was overturned and he was declared innocent. For a short time, he became a national celebrity and the face of the Innocence Movement. Yet for the past 25 years he has been surviving on donations from friends while attempting to receive compensation from the state. The documentary revisits his case, raising questions about small-town racial prejudices, the judicial system, corrupt police and politicians, and an evaluation of the concept of restorative compensatory justice. Using archival footage, photographs, and documents, the film attempts to piece together all of the elements to tell a story over 40 years in the making.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 4157 (HU_OSA_00005881.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |