Hostages is a tension-filled drama based on the true story of seven Georgian youth who attempted to escape the Soviet Union by hijacking an airplane in 1983.
After meeting the man of her dreams on Facebook, Amanda finds herself being swept off her feet by Casper, the dedicated father and charming heir to a family fortune. There’s only one problem—everything that Casper has told her is a lie.
A 15th anniversary screening of Patty Jenkin’s Academy Award winning biopic Monster, which tells the tale of one of the world’s most infamous female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos.
Moderated by author Naben Ruthnum (who writes crime stories under the pen name Nathan Ripley), this panel looks at non-law enforcement professionals who have taken it upon themselves to investigate – and sometimes solve! – ongoing and cold cases.
This multimedia presentation explores the life and work of the late Noir and true crime writer John Gilmore and is a meditation on the relationship between pop cultural crime landmarks of the past century and celebrity iconography viewed amidst the landscape of the tragedies he chronicled.
This panel will look at womens’ historical engagement with true crime fandom, from the Victorian era to today.
The award-winning Slamdance hit My Name Is Myeisha is a hip-hop musical inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller (as well as countless other acts of police brutality against African American citizens) and adapted from the internationally acclaimed play, Dreamscape.
Abducted In Plain Sight is a stranger-than-fiction documentary about the Brobergs; a naïve, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor who would stop at nothing to be with their twelve-year-old daughter.
