The 17th annual San Antonio Film Festival, which just wrapped on June 26, has announced their award winners. The big winner of the fest this year is Yoav Potash’s documentary Crime After Crime, which took home the Grand Prize.
Potash’s film profiles Debbie Peagler, a woman who suffered through years of horrific abuse by her boyfriend. After he was killed by a Crips gang member, she was accused of first-degree murder. At the urging of her attorney, Peagler pleaded guilty and spent 27 years behind bars. You can read more about Debbie’s case at this website.
Also this year, in addition to their usual Jury Awards, Saff has expanded their offerings of Audience Awards to promote the audiences’ voices in the fest and as an extra benefit to select films and filmmakers. The big winner of this change is Jorge A. Jiminez’s Beautiful Silence, which took home audience...
Potash’s film profiles Debbie Peagler, a woman who suffered through years of horrific abuse by her boyfriend. After he was killed by a Crips gang member, she was accused of first-degree murder. At the urging of her attorney, Peagler pleaded guilty and spent 27 years behind bars. You can read more about Debbie’s case at this website.
Also this year, in addition to their usual Jury Awards, Saff has expanded their offerings of Audience Awards to promote the audiences’ voices in the fest and as an extra benefit to select films and filmmakers. The big winner of this change is Jorge A. Jiminez’s Beautiful Silence, which took home audience...
- 6/27/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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