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    Film: Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

    Film: Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

    Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

    November 5, 2011

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    On May 5, 1993, the bodies of three eight-year-old boys were found next to a muddy creek in the wooded Robin Hood Hills area of West Memphis, Ark. A month later, three teenagers, Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley, were arrested, accused and convicted of brutally raping, mutilating and killing the boys. Fraught with innuendoes of devil worship, allegations of coerced confessions and emotionally charged statements, the case was one of the most sensational in state history. The HBO films “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills” (1996) and “Paradise Lost 2: Revelations” (2000) sparked a national debate about the innocence or guilt of the West Memphis 3.

    Premiering at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills” went on to win many accolades after its HBO presentation, receiving Emmy® and Peabody Awards, and a DGA nomination, among other honors, and was named Best Documentary by the National Board of Review. With the support of HBO, the filmmakers have stuck with the story over an 18- year period, making these compelling films in order to continue to shed light, raise awareness and spur debate about the events that transpired at that time and in the years after the convictions. On Aug. 19, 2011, the West Memphis 3 were released from prison.

    The Indie Memphis Film Festival returns to the Brooks and other Midtown locations this November 3-6, presenting a dynamic and engaging weekend of the best new independent features, documentaries and short films from across the country, and providing a showcase for new work by Memphis filmmakers. Named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals, the fourteen-year-old event inspires and connects, transforming the city best known as "the home of the Blues and the birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll" into a connecting point for filmmakers, artists, musicians and audiences. For ticket information and a full festival schedule, please visit www.indiememphis.com. Presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc.

    Directors: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
    U.S.A. | 2000 | 2 hours 10 minutes


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        Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

        1934 Poplar Avenue
        Memphis, TN 38112

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        November 5, 2011

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        11/05/2011, 11:00 AM to 1:10 PM

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