Please join The Advocates for Human Rights, Innocence Project of Minnesota, and St. Joan of Arc Church for a special preview screening of

At the Death House Door

Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00pm
St. Joan of Arc Church
4537 3rd Ave. So.
Minneapolis 55419

Refreshments and Q & A to follow

For more information, please contact Rosalyn Park, 612-341-3302 ext. 106

At the Death House Door is a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous “Walls” prison unit in Huntsville and presided over 95 executions, including the world’s first lethal injection.  After each execution, Pickett meticulously recorded an audiotape account of his trip to the death chamber. The film also focuses on the story of Carlos De Luna, a convict Pickett counseled and whose execution troubled him more than any other.  Pickett firmly believed De Luna was innocent and the film tracks the investigative efforts of the Chicago Tribune reporters who turned up evidence that strongly supports he was wrongly executed. At the Death House Door is co-directed and co-produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, who began their filmmaking partnership on the landmark documentary, Hoop Dreams, on which James was producer/director and Gilbert served as producer/director of photography. The Advocates' Death Penalty Project Steering Committee member John Getsinger will be available to answer audience questions following the screening.

At the Death House Door premieres on IFC Thursday, May 29 at 9:00pm EST. For more information on the film or to schedule interviews with Chaplain Pickett or the filmmakers contact Elektra Gray at EGRAY@ifctv.com or 917-542-6339.

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