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15 to Life: Kenneth's Story
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'15 to Life: Kenneth's Story' is a Canadian-American documentary film, directed by Nadine Pequeneza and released in 2014.Cynthia Fuchs, [https://www.popmatters.com/184403-15-to-life-kenneths-story-children-imprisoned-for-life-2495632343.html "WHEN CHILDREN ARE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE: 15 TO LIFE: KENNETHS STORY"]. 'PopMatters', August 5, 2014. The film centres on Kenneth Young, a Florida man who has been serving four consecutive life sentences in prison since participating in armed robberies as a teenager, who is advocating for his release from prison after the United States Supreme Court ruled in 'Graham v. Florida' that it was unconstitutional to sentence children to life imprisonment if they had not committed murder.
The film premiered in April 2014 at the Atlanta Film Festival.[https://www.georgiaentertainmentnews.com/2014/03/complete-lineup-of-the-2014-atlanta-film-festival/ "Complete lineup of the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival"]. 'Georgia Entertainment News', March 17, 2014. It was broadcast by PBS as an episode of the documentary series 'POV' in August 2014, and was broadcast in Canada by ichannel in 2015.Katie Bailey, [https://playbackonline.ca/2016/03/08/amazing-race-songs-of-freedom-capture-screenies-on-night-one/ "Amazing Race, Songs of Freedom capture Screenies on night one"]. 'Playback', March 8, 2016.
The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, and Pequeneza was nominated for Best Direction in a Documentary Program and Best Writing in a Documentary Program.Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/37268/2016-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced"]. 'Entertainment Tonight Canada', January 19, 2016. Pequeneza won the writing award.
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