The Central Park Five
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's 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 a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is 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.
Directed by Sarah Burns · Written by David McMahon
Where to Watch
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Cast
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Antron McCray Self (voice) -
Kevin Richardson Self -
Yusef Salaam Self -
Raymond Santana Self -
Kharey Wise Self -
Matias Reyes Self (archive footage) -
Jim Dwyer Self - New York Times -
Angela Black Self - Kevin's Sister -
Ed Koch Self - Craig Steven Wilder Self - Historian
- LynNell Hancock Self - Journalist
- Calvin O. Butts III Self - Reverend
Make it a double feature
3h 43m together
The Central Park Five
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Both from Sarah Burns.
