Trials of Darryl Hunt, The

Aroview: Another infuriating indictment of the US legal system, this shockingly reveals beyond reasonable doubt in the case and conviction of Darryl Hunt, sentenced to 20 years in prison for the brutal rape and murder of a white woman in 1984.

Despite DNA evidence categorically proving Hunt’s innocence in 1994, bureaucracy and red tape continues to prolong the injustice, adding a further ten years in jail exasperated by numerous prejudices endemic of the American South: namely, institutional racism, an all-too familiar quandary previously documented in MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING. As hard-hitting journalism, this is also riveting in its seeming objectivity, attempting to cover both sides of the story, while in its final damning examination, letting the cruel facts speak for themselves.

NZ International Film Festival 2007

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