Screening: Presumed Guilty

Directed by Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith (Mexico, 2009)

Film Screening and Director's Talk

April 7, 2015

Director's talk with Roberto Hernández of "Presumed Guilty"

Synopsis

This Emmy Award-winning documentary is a taut exposé of Mexico’s dysfunctional criminal courts. “Presumed Guilty” follows a young man wrongfully convicted of homicide as he pursues justice in a system where guilt is presumed and there is a 95 percent conviction rate. 87 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.

Event Description

The film will be followed by a discussion with Roberto Hernández.

Speaker

Roberto Hernández is a Mexican lawyer, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, and policy analyst. His film “Presunto Culpable” has broken every documentary box office record in Mexico.

“a compelling tale of corruption and sloth” —John Anderson, Variety