No Tomorrow
Thursday, September 02 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
www.pppdocs.com/notomorrow
Filmmakers Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth met Risa Bejarano when they decided to make her the subject of a documentary on the foster care system called “Aging Out.” Shortly after, Bejarano was brutally murdered, a suspect was charged with her death and footage from the documentary was brought into the courtroom by the prosecution. The film helped the jury see Bejarano as more than a victim. It helped them understand who she was as a person and the prosecuting attorney used this to his advantage in successfully obtaining the death penalty for her accused killer. Roth and Weisberg, opponents of capital punishment, followed up this experience with another film called “No Tomorrow” that shows how they unwillingly played a role in sentencing a man to death. They join host Frank Stasio for Law & Order Week to tell their story and talk about what they learned about how we as a society decide who should live and who should die.
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