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The Central Park Five
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.
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119m 19s
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The Central Park Five
119m 19s
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of rap
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After the Central Park Five
13m 5s
The Central Park Five talk about what the film means to them, how they met Sarah Burns, and what the screenings have been
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The Central Park Five Spanish Version
119m 19s
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of rap
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Making Of
3m 9s
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon discuss their film, Central Park Five
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Media Response
1m 34s
The media response to the Central Park Jogger case was swift and prejudiced.
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Proxy War
35s
Jim Dwyer of the New York Times talks about the Central Park Five being caught in a proxy war.
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Death Penalty
2m 5s
Natalie Byfield discusses the horror of the death penalty even being talked about in the context of the Central Park Five
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Extended Look
3m 25s
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of ra
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Subpoena
In 2003, a year after their convictions were vacated, the Central Park Five filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City
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Official Trailer
2m 26s
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of ra
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About the Film
The Central Park Five, a film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.
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