When a Witness Recants
1h 52m / Documentary · Animation
In select theaters Fri, Oct 30, 2026
About the film
In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison — creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.
Dawn Porter revisits a Baltimore school murder and the wrongful convictions that took 36 years from three teenagers. Featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates, the documentary examines the lasting toll on the men, the witnesses and their community.
- Directed by
- Dawn Porter
US release dates
- Limited release
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