West of Memphis
An examination of a failure of justice in ArkansasThe documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Description: The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Genres: Documentary
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $318,317
Runtime: 150 minutes
The Childhood of a Leader
The Central Park Five
Fed Up
Capturing the Friedmans
The Witness
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
The Thread
The Deadly Tower
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Play Misty for Me
Damien Echols
Played Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
Played Self
Jason Baldwin
Played Self
Pam Hobbs
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Steve Jones
Played Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
John Fogleman
Played Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
Jerry Driver
Played Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Sharon French
Played Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Lorri Davis
Played Self – Damien's Wife
Mara Leveritt
Played Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Martin Hill
Played Self – Case Researcher
Dan Stidham
Played Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley Sr.
Played Self – Jessie's Father
Steve Drizin
Played Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Laura Nirider
Played Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
David Burnett
Played Self – Trial Judge
Jennifer Bearden
Played Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
Stephanie Dollar
Played Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter
Played Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Riordan
Played Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Eddie Vedder
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Michael Carson
Played Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Joyce Cureton
Played Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
John Douglas
Played Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
John Mark Byers
Played Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Vicki Hutcheson
Played Self – Prosecution Witness
Vincent J.M. Di Maio
Played Self – Forensic Pathologist
Joseph Garner
Played Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals
Played Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Jamie Ballard
Played Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
John Richards
Played Self – Turtle Breeder
Rachael Geiser
Played Self – Private Investigator
Amanda Hobbs
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Robert Heath Meeks
Played Self – Therapist
Erin Moriarty
Played Self – Journalist
Don Horgan
Played Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Barry Scheck
Played Self – The Innocence Project
Johnny Depp
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines
Played Self – WM3 Supporter
Mildred French
Played Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Judy Sadler
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Marie Hicks
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Cindy Hobbs
Played Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
David Jacoby
Played Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
Sheila Muse
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Stephen Braga
Played Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Blake Sisk
Played Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott
Played Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Capi Peck
Played Self – Arkansas Take Action
Patrick Benca
Played Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Scott Ellington
Played Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Holly Ballard
Played Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Gail Grinnell
Played Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gary Gitchell
Played Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs
Played Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Richard Souviron
Played Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
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