West of Memphis

West of Memphis (2012)

An examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2012-11-22
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 142 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Disarming Films
  • Production Country: United States of America, New Zealand
  • Director: Amy J. Berg
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Summary

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.

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  • Damien Echols

    as Self
  • Jessie Misskelley Jr.

    as Self
  • Jason Baldwin

    as Self
  • Pam Hobbs

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
  • Steve Jones

    as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
  • John Fogleman

    as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
  • Jerry Driver

    as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
  • Sharon French

    as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
  • Lorri Davis

    as Self – Damien's Wife
  • Mara Leveritt

    as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
  • Martin Hill

    as Self – Case Researcher
  • Dan Stidham

    as Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
  • Jessie Misskelley Sr.

    as Self – Jessie's Father
  • Steve Drizin

    as Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
  • Laura Nirider

    as Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
  • David Burnett

    as Self – Trial Judge
  • Jennifer Bearden

    as Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
  • Stephanie Dollar

    as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
  • Dennis Carter

    as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
  • Dennis Riordan

    as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Eddie Vedder

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Henry Rollins

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Peter Jackson

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Michael Carson

    as Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
  • Joyce Cureton

    as Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
  • John Douglas

    as Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
  • John Mark Byers

    as Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
  • Vicki Hutcheson

    as Self – Prosecution Witness
  • Vincent J.M. Di Maio

    as Self – Forensic Pathologist
  • Joseph Garner

    as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
  • Carlos Seals

    as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
  • Jamie Ballard

    as Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
  • John Richards

    as Self – Turtle Breeder
  • Rachael Geiser

    as Self – Private Investigator
  • Amanda Hobbs

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
  • Robert Heath Meeks

    as Self – Therapist
  • Erin Moriarty

    as Self – Journalist
  • Don Horgan

    as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Barry Scheck

    as Self – The Innocence Project
  • Johnny Depp

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Patti Smith

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Natalie Maines

    as Self – WM3 Supporter
  • Mildred French

    as Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
  • Judy Sadler

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
  • Marie Hicks

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
  • Cindy Hobbs

    as Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
  • David Jacoby

    as Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
  • Sheila Muse

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
  • Stephen Braga

    as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Blake Sisk

    as Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
  • Cody Gott

    as Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
  • Capi Peck

    as Self – Arkansas Take Action
  • Patrick Benca

    as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Scott Ellington

    as Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
  • Holly Ballard

    as Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
  • Gail Grinnell

    as Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
  • Gary Gitchell

    as Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
  • Terry Hobbs

    as Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
  • Richard Souviron

    as Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
Production Peter Jackson Producer
Editing Billy McMillin Editor
Writing Billy McMillin Writer
Production Lorri Davis Producer
Production Ken Kamins Executive Producer
Production Damien Echols Producer
Directing Amy J. Berg Director
Production Fran Walsh Producer
Production Amy J. Berg Producer
Writing Amy J. Berg Writer
Sound Jonathan McHugh Music Supervisor
Production Matt Dravitzki Co-Producer
Sound Nick Cave Original Music Composer
Production Tina Elmo Line Producer
Sound Warren Ellis Original Music Composer
Production Katelyn Howes Associate Producer
Camera Ronan Killeen Director of Photography
Camera Maryse Alberti Director of Photography
Production Alejandra Riguero Associate Producer
Production Dan Kaplow Line Producer