The Central Park Five

In 1989, five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of the violence and racial tension that characterized the late 80s and early 90s in New York City, The Central Park Five tells the story of that horrific crime; the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories, and an outraged public; and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Join us for a Q&A with directors Sarah Burns & David McMahon following the screening!