FOR THE TIME BEING

In the organizer's words:

At the beginning, Michelle Bastien-Archer shows and comments on photos of her wedding. In 2007, the African-American woman and her childhood friend Jermaine got married in the inhospitable visiting hall of Sing Sing. In 1998, he was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for premeditated murder. Since then, she has fought tirelessly to prove his innocence. Now new documents have emerged that cast doubt on the testimony that was crucial to the trial. Michelle's confidence grows. She is even more determined in her efforts to secure Jermaine's release. The camera is there live, for almost a decade. You feel like you are in a thriller whose script was written by life and the US justice system. Everyday life in a state of emergency, scenes of an unusual marriage. Time-limited phone calls from prison, countless visits to the lawyer's office, appearances at solidarity events for wrongfully convicted African-Americans. Michelle works as a house painter for the city of New York and raises her two children alone. In passing, we learn that their biological father fell victim to a brutal crime. The result is a portrait of a self-confident woman who shares her fears and hopes with us. (Anke Leweke)

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