The State of Texas vs. Melissa (2021)
- Directed by
- Sabrina Van Tassel
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines the case of Melissa Lucio, a Hispanic woman on death row in Texas. It follows her story and the questions surrounding her conviction for the death of her child.
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What happens
State of Texas vs. Melissa is a 2020 French-American documentary by Sabrina Van Tassel. The documentary follows the case of Melissa Lucio, a Texan woman who was the first woman of Hispanic descent in Texas to be sentenced to death. It was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, and won best documentary at the Raindance Film Festival. As of 2021, Lucio has been on death row for 13 years, having been convicted of the abuse and murder of one of her children. The rights were acquired by Hulu, for streaming in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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