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West of Memphis

An examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas
2012 | 150m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 22, 2012
Director: Amy J. Berg
Writer: Amy J. Berg, Billy McMillin
Genres: Documentary
Keywords release from prison, arkansas, murder, trial, wrongful conviction, woman director, miscarriage of justice, 1990s, satanic panic, death row inmate, west memphis three
Production Companies WingNut Films, Disarming Films
Box Office Revenue: $318,317
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Damien Echols Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr. Self
Jason Baldwin Self
Pam Hobbs Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Steve Jones Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
John Fogleman Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
Jerry Driver Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Sharon French Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Lorri Davis Self – Damien's Wife
Mara Leveritt Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Martin Hill Self – Case Researcher
Dan Stidham Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley Sr. Self – Jessie's Father
Steve Drizin Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Laura Nirider Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
David Burnett Self – Trial Judge
Jennifer Bearden Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
Stephanie Dollar Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Riordan Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Eddie Vedder Self – WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins Self – WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson Self – WM3 Supporter
Michael Carson Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Joyce Cureton Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
John Douglas Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
John Mark Byers Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Vicki Hutcheson Self – Prosecution Witness
Vincent J.M. Di Maio Self – Forensic Pathologist
Joseph Garner Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Jamie Ballard Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
John Richards Self – Turtle Breeder
Rachael Geiser Self – Private Investigator
Amanda Hobbs Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Robert Heath Meeks Self – Therapist
Erin Moriarty Self – Journalist
Don Horgan Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Barry Scheck Self – The Innocence Project
Johnny Depp Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith Self – WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines Self – WM3 Supporter
Mildred French Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Judy Sadler Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Marie Hicks Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Cindy Hobbs Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
David Jacoby Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
Sheila Muse Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Stephen Braga Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Blake Sisk Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Capi Peck Self – Arkansas Take Action
Patrick Benca Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Scott Ellington Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Holly Ballard Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Gail Grinnell Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gary Gitchell Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Richard Souviron Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
Name Job
Amy J. Berg Writer, Director
Warren Ellis Original Music Composer
Billy McMillin Writer, Editor
Jonathan McHugh Music Supervisor
Tina Elmo Line Producer
Ronan Killeen Director of Photography
Dan Kaplow Line Producer
Maryse Alberti Director of Photography
Nick Cave Original Music Composer
Name Title
Peter Jackson Producer
Fran Walsh Producer
Amy J. Berg Producer
Lorri Davis Producer
Damien Echols Producer
Ken Kamins Executive Producer
Alejandra Riguero Associate Producer
Matt Dravitzki Co-Producer
Katelyn Howes Associate Producer
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