Based on a true story, Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, awaiting his sentence on Death Row in rural Louisiana. In response to his letter, the outspoken Sister Helen Prejean visits him in prison sworn to help him truthfully and spiritually prepare for his death by lethal injection after a recent appeal to reconsider his punishment was declined.
Presented on 35mm by Odyssey Film Institute. Dedicated to the exhibition of cinema on celluloid film. Screenings, Projection Workshops, and Discussions. All exhibited in 16mm and 35mm film.
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