Feb. 27th Screening of the film, "Execution" at UCLA

The UCLA School of Law David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy Invites You to view “EXECUTION” - The Death Penalty Examined.

A showing of the film about a man’s final seven days on death row followed by a discussion with Steven Scaffidi, the film’s director, and William Neal Moore, a former Inmate who spent 16 years on Georgia’s Death Row Wednesday, February 27, 20085:15 – 7:15 p.m.Room 1347, UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CAIntroduction and Film – 5:15 p.m. Q & A Session Moderated by Professor Stuart Banner – 6:45 p.m. Reception Following

EXECUTION is the story of two filmmakers who in 1995 hid cameras in the death chamber and recorded a man’s execution in the electric chair. The Warden confiscated their footage and hid it from the public for ten years before it was finally returned. EXECUTION has been greeted with both controversy and critical acclaim across the United States and abroad. While the film takes no particular position on the death penalty, it is considered one of the most important and thought-provoking films made on the issue.

William (Billy) Moore, who will join the film’s director, Steven Scaffidi, for the post-screening discussion, was on Georgia's death row for sixteen years and at one point only seven hours away from his own execution in the electric chair. He is one of the only men in America ever to be released from death row for a capital murder he was convicted of and had admitted to - and was freed thanks to the efforts of his victim’s family. Cosponsored by the UCLA School of Law Critical Race Studies Program and the American Constitution Society.

This program is free and open to the public. Parking on the UCLA campus is $8.00. For directions and parking information, see http://www.ucla.edu/map/ If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Mayorkas, Director of the Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, (310) 206-9155, mayorkas@law.ucla.edu