Crime After Crime
People:
Yoav Potash (Director, Producer)
Grants:
$20,000 for outreach and audience engagement in 2011
Awards:
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2011
Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film & Digital Media, Council on Foundations
Official Selection, Oprah Winfrey Network Documentary Club
Official Selection, New York Jewish Film Festival
Official Selection, San Francisco International Film Festival
Official Selection, Washington DC International Film Festival
Official Selection, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Official Selection, Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
Official Selection, Independent Film Festival Boston
Official Selection, Cleveland International Film Festival
Official Selection, Council on Foundations Film Festival
About the Project
Crime After Crime is the exclusive documentary film on the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. She finds her only hope for freedom when two rookie attorneys with no background in criminal law step forward to take her case.Filming in and out of prison for over five years, filmmaker Yoav Potash methodically documented this story as it unfolded. With exclusive access to Debbie Peagler and her attorneys, Crime After Crime tells an unforgettable story of a relentless quest for justice.
With the release of the documentary, the filmmaker has created organizational partnerships to launch Debbie's Campaign, a national non-profit project aimed at bringing public attention and real change to the issues documented in the film Crime After Crime. The project will fulfill Deborah’s vision that her story is told in order to help others and to push for improvements in domestic violence law.