Academy’s Contemporary Documentaries
Series Recounts the Stories of Troubled Men

Beverly Hills, CA — “A Revolving Door” and “The Trials of Darryl Hunt” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 26th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, October 10, at 7 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.

“A Revolving Door” examines the life of bipolar and delusional Tommy Lennon, who is beset by erratic, manic episodes and stuck in an ongoing cycle of homelessness, drug abuse, institutionalizations and imprisonment. Refusing to give up, his parents have taken on the demands of caring for him, struggling to find solutions where experts, mental institutions and the penal system have failed. The documentary short subject was directed by Marilyn Braverman and produced by Chuck Braverman.

“The Trials of Darryl Hunt” recounts the case of Hunt, who was incarcerated for a brutal rape and murder, even though no physical evidence linked him to the crime. He spent 10 years behind bars before DNA testing provided possible proof of innocence, and an additional 10 years fighting for his freedom. Chronicled by personal narratives and exclusive footage, this film frames the judicial and emotional responses to the original crime against a backdrop of class and racial bias in the American South. The documentary feature was directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg and produced by Katie Brown, William Rexter II, Stern and Sundberg.

The first part of the series comprises 13 feature-length and short documentaries that will screen on Wednesday evenings through November 28, and includes several of the 2006 Academy Award®-nominated films as well as other documentaries considered by the Academy that year. The series will resume in March 2008 and continue through June.

The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. All seating is unreserved. Free parking is available through the entrance on Homewood Avenue (one block north of Fountain Avenue). For additional information, visit www.oscars.org or call (310) 247-3600.

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