UPDATE 6/19/14: 5 Exonerated in Central Park Jogger Case Will Settle for $40 Million

By Stacey Gualandi/January 22, 2013

After I saw the jaw-dropping documentary “The Central Park Five,” I had to talk to the film’s director, writer and producer, Sarah Burns. The film is based on Burns’ book of the same name and is a riveting re-examination of the notorious 1989 assault and rape of the Central Park jogger. I wanted to learn how and why she decided to focus on this subject matter for her first film.

“Ultimately, I found my way to filmmaking by finding a story that I was so passionate about and thought needed to be done.  I had to make this film.”  Sarah Burns

Burns realized there was a compelling human story that needed to be told about the five teens accused, convicted and later vindicated of the crime. The film recently earned Burns a Writers Guild Award nomination, along with her husband David McMahon and father Ken Burns, and has been a must-see at film festivals over the past year.

She recently shared her own compelling story on The Women’s Eye Radio Show with me. You can see the film in select theaters throughout the country now…  [Read more…]