Best documentary i have ever seen

[FKalinx]

Hey NSC, this is by far the most shocking, saddest, thought provoking documentary i have ever seen. It follows the last 14 days of a black man on death row in 1987. It shows footage of minutes before he is led to gas chamber. It won awards and has only been put on youtube. It is a story of hope, optimism and above all, the cruelty of the death penalty. Hope you all take time out to watch it. Be great to hear what you all think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GggQrGAsl0c&feature=related

 

[WeAreTheAlbion]

whats it about

 

[fire&skill]

14 Days In May?

 

[Stat Brother]

You need to check out this fella:-
http://www.nickbroomfield.com/home.html

But personally the title of 'best documentary i have ever seen', is:-
The Other Final [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Johan Kramer, Matthijs de Jongh, Stephen Bennett: DVD

Which Father Christmas will be bringing me.

 

[Was not Was]

This doc inspired one of the best (IMHO) old skool UK hip hop tracks ...

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[trueblue]

Best documentary I've ever seen too. Essential viewing.

 

[gripper stebson]

Saw it years ago. And cried!!

 

[gripper stebson]

There was a follow up doc some years later proving he DIDN'T do it.

 

[matt]

This doc inspired one of the best (IMHO) old skool UK hip hop tracks ...

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[Buzzer]

This doc inspired one of the best (IMHO) old skool UK hip hop tracks ...

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Agreed. Overlord X was the business and 14 Days in May ought to be compulsory viewing for anyone who thinks the death penalty is a good idea.

 

[User removed 4]

There was a follow up doc some years later proving he DIDN'T do it.

The follow up documentary raised questions about his conviction, it certainly didnt prove his inncocence.

 

[Buzzer]

The follow up documentary raised questions about his conviction, it certainly didnt prove his inncocence.

Which is good enough for a court to free him.

As I recall, Clive Stafford-Smith, the lawyer, tracked down a mentally unstable vietnam vet who was very coy about the mass of circumstantial evidence linking him to the burglary.

 

[User removed 4]

Which is good enough for a court to free him.

As I recall, Clive Stafford-Smith, the lawyer, tracked down a mentally unstable vietnam vet who was very coy about the mass of circumstantial evidence linking him to the burglary.

I remember the same,the thing is , he was on death row for god knows how many years ? why is it that this wonderful new evidence always miraculously appears after the event ? i really dont know whether he was or wasnt innocent,but anyone who has watched a michael moore film knows that selective editing can slant a piece in a certain way.

 

[simmo]

Which is good enough for a court to free him.

As I recall, Clive Stafford-Smith, the lawyer, tracked down a mentally unstable vietnam vet who was very coy about the mass of circumstantial evidence linking him to the burglary.

I cannot even view what the original poster put as YouTube etc. is blocked on the pc I am viewing at the moment but I know exactly what the first poster is talking about. I watched it when it first came out and it is unbelievably powerful and if ever there is one documentary to put you off the death penalty it is this....It did me at the time for quite a few years, but I was still a bit naive and wet behind the ears when I first saw this and thought that all convicted murderers were like this but I have now realised that this is not the case and I have changed my mind.

The follow up documentary did not prove the convicted man's innocence at all. It cast doubt on the original conviction as his lawyer accused someone else of the killing. It was a totally one sided story done in a 60minute documentary (there was no court of law etc.) and I am sure the vietnam vets lawyer would say something completely different in a court of law and that the right man was convicted in the first place.

 

[borat]

Just watched it. Very sad. And here's another one

Last Train Home

Starts slow but is brilliant. Shown recently on more4.

 

[Normal Rob]

blimey - i was shown that back at school in the late 80's. Very sad though and it made an impression that has never left me.

 

[Safeway]

Bet it wasn't as good as 'World's Most Extreme Airports'.

 

[FKalinx]

Thanks for the feedback - strangely it has had more of an impact today than last night when I watched it. Brilliant tv - the BBC should air it again. The questions is: would this injustice happen today? Or do you think the US justice system has improved since?

 

[Gully]

Haven't watched it yet, but will do...if you look on YouTube it isn't difficult to find vids from Iran where men have been executed for being gay, I find that pretty distressing.