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Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 58m 00s

THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Aired: 04/14/13 | Expires: 12/31/20
Extras
Watch • 2:49
Central Park Five
Subpoena
In Sept. 2012 the City of New York subpoenaed all the materials from the film.
Clip: 2:49
Watch • 3:25
Central Park Five
Extended Look
Five teenagers from Harlem are wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime in 1989
Preview: 3:25
Watch • 3:09
Central Park Five
Making Of
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon discuss their film, Central Park Five
Preview: 3:09
Watch • 13:05
Central Park Five
After the Central Park Five
The Central Park Five talk about what the film means to them.
Special: 13:05
Watch • 4:23
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The Family Business
Film making has become a family business for Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon.
Clip: 4:23
Watch • 0:47
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Not Copping Out
The Central Park Five did not take a plea bargain.
Clip: 0:47
Watch • 4:32
Central Park Five
New York Wilding
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss the term, 'wilding.'
Clip: 4:32
Watch • 0:56
Central Park Five
Interrogation
Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana discuss the manipulation of their interrogation.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:56
Watch • 2:05
Central Park Five
Death Penalty
Natalie Byfield discusses the horror of the death penalty.
Clip: S1 E1 | 2:05
Watch • 1:34
Central Park Five
Media Response
The media response to the Central Park Jogger case was swift and prejudiced.
Clip: S1 E1 | 1:34
Watch • 1:59:19
Central Park Five
En español | Los cinco de Central Park
En 1989, cinco adolescentes de Harlem son condenados injustamente por un crimen brutal.
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:59:19