IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE
by Marc Evans
synopsis
Mumia Abu Jamal, a journalist and former member of the Black Panthers, has been on death row since 1982 for the alleged murder of a police officer. Twenty-four year-old William Francome is a kind and educated young Englishman with a marked political conscience, who was born the very day the crime was committed. Mumia plead innocent but was given the death sentence and despite the support of humanitarian organizations and renowned personalities has been awaiting his execution for decades. Will is aware that for every minute of his own privileged life a man segregated in isolation has been waiting to die. A man who maintains his innocence.
original title: | In Prison My Whole Life |
country: | United Kingdom, United States |
sales agent: | Swipe Films |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Marc Evans |
film run: | 94' |
screenplay: | Marc Evans, William Francome |
cast: | William Francome, Mumia Abu Jamal, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Steve Earle, Alice Walker, Angela Davies, Noam Chomsky |
cinematography by: | Ari Issler |
film editing: | Mags Arnold |
music: | Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge |
producer: | Livia Giuggioli, Domenico Procacci, Nick Goodwin Self |
production: | Fandango, Nana Films (UK) |
distributor: | Fandango (IT) |