"Long Distance Revolutionary": New Doc Tells Untold Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal's Life Journey
October 22, 2012
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The new documentary, "Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey With Mumia Abu-Jamal," chronicles Abu-Jamal's life and work as a journalist, writer and public intellectual even as he spent some 30 years on death row in Pennsylvania. In 1982, Abu-Jamal was sentenced to die for allegedly killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. He always maintained his innocence. Then, last year, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set aside Abu-Jamal's death sentence after finding jurors were given confusing instructions that encouraged them to choose death rather than a life sentence. In January, prosecutors announced they would no longer pursue the death penalty against Abu-Jamal, and the imprisoned journalist was transferred to the general prison population. We air a clip from the film, out in February, and speak with director Stephen Vittoria.
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