Free Joan Little
Cinema Eye Honors
Shorts List
2027
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Shorts List · 2027
Nonfiction Short
Directed by Yoruba Richen
Synopsis
Free Joan Little recounts the groundbreaking 1975 case of a young Black woman in eastern North Carolina who killed a white jailer after he attempted to rape her. Case drew international attention and catalyzed a conversation about the intersection of sexual assault, racial justice, and prisoners’ rights that has reverberations to this day.