Crime After Crime
Short film Completed 2011
Director
Yoav Potash
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Impact
Went to Good Pitch
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Crime After Crime is the exclusive documentary film on the dramatic legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. Despite suffering many injustices and abuses, Debbie is an inspiration, leading the prison choir and teaching other inmates to read and write. She finds her only hope for freedom when two rookie attorneys with no background in criminal law step forward to take her case. Through their perseverance, they bring to light long-lost witnesses, new testimonies from the men who committed the murder, and a trail of corruption snaking through the entire criminal justice system. Filming in and out of prison for over five years, filmmaker Yoav Potash methodically documented this story as it unfolded, bringing to the screen an unforgettable story of a relentless quest for justice.
Outreach Work Supported
Online resources and map around legislation written on behalf of incarcerated survivors of domestic violence.
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Yoav Potash
Director
Yoav is a storyteller and advocate whose work addresses important social issues of our day. His one-hour documentary Food Stamped earned awards including the San Francisco Independent Film Festival’s Feature Jury Prize. He co-coordinated that film’s outreach efforts, partnering with the Fighting Poverty with Faith Campaign, the Points of Light Network and their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project, and many universities, health centers, and hospitals.
For Crime After Crime Yoav has earned 17 major honors, including a Freedom of Expression Award at the National Board of Review and the top two film festival cash prizes for documentaries in the US. For his advocacy, he was the first filmmaker to ever be honored with The California Women’s Law Center’s 'Pursuit of Justice' Award. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he is currently writing a dramatic screenplay based on Crime After Crime.
