The Center for Justice and Union Theological Seminary are pleased to present the inaugural Beyond the Bars film and discussion series. The documentary series has been carefully curated to stimulate discussion on the expansive injustices of the US carceral system and how incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, their families, and allies are fighting for freedom and dignity before during, and after incarceration. A discussion panel of filmmakers and directly impacted leaders from the movement to end incarceration will follow each documentary.

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EVENT #1: Screening of Trial 4 and The Sing Sing Chronicles

Location: Union Theological Seminary, Stewart Room
Time: Thursday, March 6 at 2pm
Description: Trial 4, featured on Netflix, is the story of Sean Ellis, a troubled teen in the wrong place at the wrong time. He went through three trials within a year before a jury could convict him of the murder of Officer Mulligan. Sean served 22 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Years later, exculpatory evidence around the handling of his case allows Sean to have a 4th trial.

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

The Sing Sing Chronicles: The Sing Sing Chronicles is an NBC News Studios production from Director Dawn Porter. Building on decades of investigative reporting from “Dateline” producer Dan Slepian, the four-part documentary series exposes the injustices of different wrongful convictions at the notorious Sing Sing prison.