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This edition: Ava DuVernay on Telling the Story of The Central Park Five

Episode Details

Original tape date: May 29, 2019. First aired: August 4, 2023.

When They See Us creator Ava DuVernay joins moderator Kent Jones for a discussion about the harrowing series, based on a true story that gripped the country. When They See Us chronicles the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four-part limited series focuses on the five teenagers from Harlem: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series spans 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.

Guest List

Ava DuVernay Series Creator, When They See Us

Kent Jones Moderator, Film at Lincoln Center

  • About this series

  • ‘Film at Lincoln Center Presents’ features in-depth conversations with film directors, writers, actors, producers, and other key players in the world of cinema. Since its founding in 1969, the nonprofit organization Film at Lincoln Center has brought the celebration of American and international film to the world-renowned arts complex Lincoln Center, making the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broad audience, and ensuring that it remains an essential art form for years to come.

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