The Central Park Five
Thursday, March 20 · view days & times
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Free Tickets
2012 | NR | 1 hr 59 min
This screening is presented in partnership with Northampton Community College Foundation Annual Humanities Program made possible by an endowment for the humanities established through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and generous donors.
Directed by: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged for brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling it "the crime of the century." But the truth about what really happened didn't become clear until after the five had spent years in prison for a crime they didn't commit. With THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, this story of injustice finally gets the telling it deserves. Based on Sara Burns best-selling book and co-directed by her husband David McMahon and father, the beloved doc filmmaker Ken Burns, this incendiary film traces tells the riveting tale of innocent young men scapegoated for a heinous crime, and serves as a mirror for our times.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A/talkback with members of the community.
Schedule
- Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 7:00 PM 03/20/2025 07:00 PM 03/20/2025 10:00 PM 15 The Central Park Five https://www.steelstacks.org/event/16981/the-central-park-five/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
Venue Information
Frank Banko Alehouse CinemasArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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