| The Lena Baker Story | |
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 Theatrical release poster, photography by Guy R. Gane | |
| Directed by | Ralph Wilcox |
| Written by | Ralph Wilcox |
| Based on | Hope & Redemption by Lela Bond Phillips |
| Produced by | Dennis Johnson Ralph Wilcox |
| Starring | Tichina Arnold Peter Coyote |
| Distributed by | American World Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 historical film. It is an adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips, which chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker, an African-American woman in Georgia who was convicted in 1945 of capital murder and was the only woman to be executed by electric chair. She was posthumously pardoned by the state in 2005. The film was written for the screen and directed by Ralph Wilcox and stars Tichina Arnold and Peter Coyote.
As the opening night premiere film for the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival, it sold out. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2008.[1]
- ^ Longino, Bob (April 11, 2008). "'Lena Baker' opens Atlanta fest, will soon hit Cannes Market". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.