PREMIERE: Director and screenwriter Amy Berg, producers Damien Wayne Echols, Lorri Davis and Peter Jackson pose at the premiere of West of Memphis at the Sundance Film Festival.
Sir Peter Jackson's feature length documentary on three American teenagers convicted for murder will screen in this year's New Zealand International Film Festival in Wellington.
West of Memphis, produced by Jackson and partner Fran Walsh and directed by Amy Berg, revisits the 1994 case. Supporters of the three men have campaigned for their release, saying their convictions for the murder of three eight-year-old boys were based on an implausible confession and questionable expert testimony.
Jackson and Walsh financed the defence of the three Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley who were eventually released last year.
The festival, July 27-August 12, also announced three other films that will feature in its programme. It will include the documentaries Bully, about bullying in the United States, and First Position, about a top dance competition for young people.
The film Bernie reunites School of Rock director Richard Linklater with star Jack Black.
Veteran Kiwi director Roger Donaldson will be a guest selector at the festival's inaugural Best of New Zealand Short Film competition.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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