After Innocence

After Innocence
Directed byJessica Sanders
Written by
Produced by
  • Jessica Sanders
  • Marc H. Simon
Cinematography
Music byCharles Bernstein
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Yorker Films
Release date
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

After Innocence is a 2005 American documentary film about men who were exonerated from death row by DNA evidence. Directed by Jessica Sanders, the film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.

The featured exonerees are Dennis Maher; Calvin Willis; Scott Hornoff; Wilton Dedge; Vincent Moto; Nick Yarris; Ronald Cotton; and Herman Atkins. Also featured are Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld of the Innocence Project and Lola Vollen of the Life After Exoneration Program.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "This understated yet emotionally devastating documentary lets the stories of its subjects speak for themselves."

Awards

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "After Innocence (2005)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Foundas, Scott (February 8, 2005). "After Innocence". Variety.
  3. ↑ Brussat, Frederic; Brussat, Mary Ann. "After Innocence | Film Review". Spirituality & Practice. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "After Innocence". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2026.