Texas Independent Film Award |
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Sterling Award |
Best U.S. Feature |
Lone Star States |
Lone Star States |
Louis Black Lone Star Award |
I had the pleasure of seeing the World Premiere of Incendiary: The Willingham at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. This is an appropriate place to see this story about the deep injustices that exist in the Texas Judicial system.
Here's a brief overview of the case that is the subject of this documentary: Cameron Todd Willingham was convicted of murder by arson of his three daughters in 1991 and put to death in 2004. Since then, a number of death penalty advocates have claimed his innocence by criticizing the evidence presented in 1991.