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Brother's keeper
- Title
- Brother's keeper [videorecording] / an American Playhouse Theatrical Films presentation in association with Creative Thinking International Ltd., a Hand-to-Mouth production ; a film by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.
- Publication
- New York : Creative Thinking International, Ltd., 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | VTH 2826 B | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- "Delbert, Bill, Lyman and Roscoe Ward are illiterate bachelors who never ventured beyond their 99 acre dairy farm in central New York State. Known by their neighbors as "The Ward Boys," they've shared a two-room shack with no running water or indoor toilet for as long as anyone can remember. Their quiet life was shattered on June 6, 1990 when Bill was found dead in the bed he shared with Delbert. By day's end, Delbert had confessed to suffocating an ailing Bill as an act of mercy, but the local community believed Delbert was being framed. Delbert's subsequent retraction, the village's fervent belief in his innocence and the national media attention visited upon the sleepy rural community make [the film] a real-life murder mystery that examines larger social issues such as euthanasia, the plight of the aging, rural poverty and the fairness of the American justice system. The film provides a ... portrait of the Ward Brothers' eccentric and time-warped existence as it clashes with the modern criminal justice system -- from pre-trial courtroom drama to lively village fundraisers; from the initial media feeding frenzy to the explosive trial itself."
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Producers, directors, editors, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky; director of photography, Douglas Cooper; music, Jay Unger, Molly Mason.
- Title
- Brother's keeper [videorecording] / an American Playhouse Theatrical Films presentation in association with Creative Thinking International Ltd., a Hand-to-Mouth production ; a film by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.
- Imprint
- New York : Creative Thinking International, Ltd., 1992.
- Credits
- Producers, directors, editors, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky; director of photography, Douglas Cooper; music, Jay Unger, Molly Mason.
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- Added Author
- Berlinger, Joe.Sinofsky, Bruce.
- Branch Call Number
- VTH 2826 B