Summary
This story of tragedy, forgiveness and justice is the framework for Love Lived on Death Row, Hooker's first feature film. After nearly a year on the national festival circuit, the movie's next screenings take place Tuesday, March 18, at the Hanes Art Center in Chapel HUl and March 19 at the UNC School of Law, both as part of the "Criminal Justice: The Death Penalty Examined" initiative.
"After reading about them, I first met the Syriani siblings when I found out they were going to be at a Chapel Hill church back in 2005," recalls [Linda Booker]. "Although at the time they were trying to garner support for their father's clemency request, one of the reasons they wanted to participate in my film was to inspire others going through similar problems [facing the victims of crime]."Attendees at last year's Full Frame or Cucalorus film festivals had the opportunity to view the documentary Moving Midway. Indy critic Godfrey Cheshire's directorial debut, the film examines the Southern plantation's historical and cultural significance in America, set against the backdrop of the decision to relocate Cheshire's Wake County family plantation home.See the full content of this document
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Finding Forgiveness
Although Pittsboro filmmaker Linda Booker wasn't actively hunting for an idea for her film, inspiration proved only a mouse click away.
In 2005, Booker stumbled across a story on the WRAL Web site about four siblings fighting for clemency on behalf of their father, who was sitting on death row in North Car...See the full content of this document
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