september, 2026
14sep7:00 pm8:08 pmIndependent Film Series: When a Witness Recants
Event Details
Join the Arts Council as we present the first film in the 26-27 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers: When a Witness Recants
Event Details
Monday, September 14th at 7PM in the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria.
SYNOPSIS
In 1983, Ta-Nehisi Coates learns of a Baltimore middle schooler’s murder and revisits the case,
uncovering how false testimony wrongly imprisoned three teenagers for 36 years.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
Dawn Porter is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker and founder of Trilogy Films whose work
has appeared on ESPN, Netflix, HBO, PBS, Hulu, and Apple TV+. Recently awarded the National
Humanities Medal by former president Joe Biden and received the IDA Career Achievement Award.
Meet the filmmaker for a Q&A after the screening.
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Time
(Monday) 7:00 pm - 8:08 pm
Location
Hearn Stage at Kress Theatre
1102 3rd. St.
Organizer
Arts Council of Central Louisiana