You are
invited to an exclusive advance screening of the 2017 Sundance Audience Award
winning film, CROWN HEIGHTS.
Brought to you
by Amazon Studios, this screening is sponsored by Center for
Advancing
Opportunity (CAO) and hosted by UDC David A. Clarke School of Law.
It is free of
charge!
CROWN HEIGHTS is
based on the incredible true story of Colin Warner who in 1980 was
charged and
convicted of a murder he didn’t commit. As the LA Times said,
“CROWN
HEIGHTS is a pointed reminder of the gaping flaws in the criminal justice
system
and the power of perseverance and loyalty to overcome them.”
The
event will take place at UDC David A. Clarke School of Law in Moot Courtroom,
5th floor.
A reception prior to the screening will start at 6:00pm and
the screening will begin at
6:30pm. A Q&A will immediately follow the
film.
Reserve your spot at the ticket link provided.
ABOUT
THE FILM:
CROWN
HEIGHTS is based on the incredible true story of Colin Warner who in
1980 was
charged and convicted of a murder he didn’t commit. As the LA Times said,
“CROWN
HEIGHTS is a pointed reminder of the gaping flaws in the criminal justice
system
and the power of perseverance and loyalty to overcome them.” This incredible
true story is based on the acclaimed This American Life piece and adapted by
writer/director Matt Ruskin, with Lakeith Stanfield playing Colin Warner and
Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King.
Panelists:
Jonathan
Newton, ‘17,
Director, National
Association Against Police Brutality
Cynthia
Roseberry, Executive Director, Council for
Court Excellence (CCE)
Rick Jones,
Executive
Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem;
Professor of Law, Columbia
Law School
Matt Ruskin,
Director,
"Crown Heights"
Jennifer Wider,
Moderator, Executive Director, Center for
Advancing Opportunity (CAO)
ABOUT THE FILM
In the spring of 1980, a
teenager is gunned down in the streets of
Flatbush, Brooklyn. The police
pressure a child witness to identify
a suspect. As a result, Colin Warner, an
18-year-old kid from
nearby Crown Heights, is wrongfully convicted of murder and
sentenced to life in prison. Colin’s childhood friend Carl 'KC' King
devotes his
life to fighting for Colin’s freedom. He works on
appeals, takes loans for
lawyer fees and becomes a legal
courier to learn the court system.
This
incredible true story is based on the acclaimed This American Life piece
and adapted by writer/director Matt Ruskin,
with Lakeith Stanfield playing
Colin Warner and Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King.
ORGANIZER: Amazon
Studios
