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Incendiary
Presented by Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty
Sunday, April 22 2:00pm - 4:09pm
in Boston, MA at AMC Loews Boston Common 19 & IMAX $9.00 General
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The Event Program
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- Movie presentation of Incendiary
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In 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham’s three daughters died in a Corsicana, Texas house fire. Tried and convicted for their arson murders, Willingham was executed in February 2004 despite overwhelming expert criticism of the prosecution’s arson evidence. Today, Willingham's name has become a call for reform in the field of forensics and a rallying cry for the anti-death penalty movement; yet he remains an indisputable "monster" in the eyes of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who ignored the science that could have saved Willingham’s life. Equal parts murder mystery, forensic investigation and political drama, INCENDIARY documents the haunted legacy of a prosecution built on “folklore.”
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Join us after the film for a question and answer session with one of the film’s directors, Steve Mims, who will be coming here from Texas especially for this screening.
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Event Info
Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, Murder Victims Families for Human Right, Amnesty International, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts bring you an important and thought-provoking new film about the execution of a man based on forensic evidence of questionable value. Director Steve Mims will discuss the film and answer questions after the screening.
Join Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, the oldest death penalty abolition organization in the country, founded in 1928 in response to the executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Information about MCADP and the other co-sponsors of this film will be available after the film. You can follow MCADP on FaceBook or visit us at MCADP.org