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American Violet is not a documentary--it's a narrative feature based on true events. The film was initially inspired by an NPR story by Wade Goodwyn. Much of the film was also "informed by thousands of pages of information provided on a range of stories by the ACLU" and a variety of media reports and legal documents, "including sworn testimony, depositions and affidavits, all of which can be found on the public record [the ACLU filed a class action lawsuit (Kelly v. Paschall, (2000)) on behalf of 15 African American residents of Hearne who were indicted on drug charges after being rounded up in a series of unlawful paramilitary drug sweeps]. This film has important implications for the war on drugs and plea bargaining tactics. "Sadly, the systemic injustice exposed in the film continues to plague us to this day, its root causes in urgent need of reform," Graham Boyd, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union Drug Law Reform Project said. *American Violet also stars Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard, Emmy Award® winner Charles S. Dutton, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton and Xzibit. |
A new film,