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‘In Prison My Whole Life’ screening on
28th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration
By
Betsey Piette
Philadelphia
Published Dec 3, 2009 9:49 PM
Dec. 9 marks the 28th anniversary of the imprisonment of political prisoner and
journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer. To
observe this important anniversary and support ongoing efforts to free Mumia,
the Philadelphia International Action Center will host a showing of the 2008
documentary, “In Prison My Whole Life.”
Abu-Jamal was arrested on Dec. 9, 1981, the day William Francome was born in
Great Britian. Francome and acclaimed actor Colin Firth, the film’s
executive producer, made the award-winning film to explore the injustices in
Abu-Jamal’s case as well as the past and present socio-political climate
in the U.S.
“In Prison My Whole Life” looks at inconsistencies with old
evidence as well as new evidence in the case that create a basis for reasonable
doubt. It also explores U.S. history and the justice system through the case of
death-row inmate Abu-Jamal, and includes interviews with Angela Davis, Dead
Prez, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Robert Meeropol, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg,
Steve Earle and others.
The film will be aired on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Calvary Church, 48th and
Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia. A discussion with Pam Africa from
International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal will follow. For
more information contact PhillyIAC@peoplesmail.net.
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