Crime After Crime
Horribly abused… Wrongfully imprisoned… One signature away from freedom.
95 mins
The story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American woman, despite the injustices she has experienced, first at the hands of a duplicitous boyfriend who beat her and forced her into prostitution, and later by prosecutors who cornered her into a life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. Her story takes an unexpected turn two decades later when a pair of rookie land-use attorneys cut their teeth on her case -- and attract global attention to the troubled intersection of domestic violence and criminal justice.
Dee Kelly Barrett
Lee Esther
Bobby Buechler
Himself
T'Onna Champagne
Debbie Peagler
Tiffany Champagne
Joyce
Deborah Peagler
Herself
Yoav Potash
Himself
Yoav Potash
Cinematography
Marie Helene Kazadi
Hairstylist
Jaymee Carpenter
Music
Ben Ferrer
Cinematography
Yoav Potash
Director
Ali Matilla
Set Decoration
Gail Dolgin
Producer
Yoav Potash
Producer
Melissa Schulman
Producer
Yoav Potash
Editor