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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, the film chronicles the Central Park Jogger case, from the perspective of the five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice

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Central Park Five | Extended Look

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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of ra

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The Central Park Five

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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of rap

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En español | Los cinco de Central Park

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En 1989, cinco adolescentes de Harlem son condenados injustamente por un crimen brutal.

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Official Trailer

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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of ra

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After the Central Park Five

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The Central Park Five talk about what the film means to them, how they met Sarah Burns, and what the screenings have been

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Making Of

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Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon discuss their film, Central Park Five

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Media Response

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The media response to the Central Park Jogger case was swift and prejudiced.

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Proxy War

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Jim Dwyer of the New York Times talks about the Central Park Five being caught in a proxy war.

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Death Penalty

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Natalie Byfield discusses the horror of the death penalty even being talked about in the context of the Central Park Five

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Subpoena

In 2003, a year after their convictions were vacated, the Central Park Five filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City

About the Film

The Central Park Five, a film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.