Movie Description
West of Memphis
(2012)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Amy J. Berg
- Producer : Peter Jackson,Lorri Davis,Damien Echols,Fran Walsh,Amy J. Berg
- Writer : Billy McMillin,Amy J. Berg
- Editor : Billy McMillin
- Cast : Damien Echols,Jessie Misskelley Jr.,Jason Baldwin,Pam Hobbs,Steve Jones,John Fogleman,Jerry Driver,Sharon French,Lorri Davis,Mara Leveritt,Martin Hill,Dan Stidham,Jessie Misskelley Sr.,Steve Drizin,Laura Nirider,Kiki Daire,David Burnett,Stephanie Dollar,Dennis Carter,Dennis Riordan,Eddie Vedder,Henry Rollins,Peter Jackson,Michael Carson,Joyce Cureton,John Douglas,John Mark Byers,Vicki Hutcheson,Vincent J.M. Di Maio,Joseph Garner,Carlos Seals,Jamie Ballard,John Richards,Rachael Geiser,Amanda Hobbs,Robert Heath Meeks,Erin Moriarty,Don Horgan,Barry Scheck,Johnny Depp,Patti Smith,Natalie Maines,Mildred French,Judy Sadler,Marie Hicks,Cindy Hobbs,David Jacoby,Sheila Muse,Stephen Braga,Blake Sisk,Cody Gott,Capi Peck,Patrick Benca,Scott Ellington,Holly Ballard,Gail Grinnell,Gary Gitchell,Terry Hobbs,Richard Souviron
Cast
Self
Self
Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Self – Damien's Wife
Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Self – Case Researcher
Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Self – Jessie's Father
Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
Jennifer Bearden – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
Self – Trial Judge
Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Self – Prosecution Witness
Self – Forensic Pathologist
Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
Self – Turtle Breeder
Self – Private Investigator
Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Self – Therapist
Self – Journalist
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Self – The Innocence Project
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – WM3 Supporter
Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Self – Arkansas Take Action
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
Posters
Recommendations
The Letter
7.3
Action Jackson
5.51
Fed Up
7.3
The Deadly Tower
6.6
The Thread
6.1
Food, Inc.
7.3
Celeste & Jesse Forever
6.418
Please Stand By
6.8
Devil's Knot
6.2
The Guardian
7.138
Elle
6.7
Still Alice
7.484
Facts
Original TitleWest of Memphis
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-11-22
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 30m
Revenue₹ 318317
Production CompaniesDisarming Films,WingNut Films
Genres
- Documentary
