Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt? (1996)

Original title

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

Directed by

John Edginton

Genre

independent film

Country

United States

Runtime

57 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the trial of journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for the murder of a police officer. It presents evidence and witness testimony that suggest reasons for doubt about his conviction.

documentaryseriousinvestigativethoughtfuldetailedsoberneutralslowly paced

What happens

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? is a documentary film about journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal and his trial for murder of a Philadelphia police officer, produced and directed by John Edginton. There are two versions, both produced by Otmoor Productions. The first version was 57 minutes long and aired in 1996 by HBO. The second version, which was 74 minutes long, contained additional interview material, most notably with the witness Veronica Jones, an ex-prostitute. This longer version was not executive-produced by HBO. It was released in a small number of US cinemas and on DVD and is now available for streaming (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• In Prison My Whole Life (2007)
• Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
• A Time to Kill (1996)
• The 13th (2016)
• ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff (2018)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Medical Detectives (1996)
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)