Free Joan Little
DIRECTOR(S):
Yoruba Richen CAST:
Danielle Brooks PRODUCER(S):
Christalyn Hampton, Bonnie Bertram CINEMATOGRAPHER(S):
Keith Walker EDITOR(S):
Hannah Vanderlan COMPOSER(S):
Reggie Dokes SYNOPSIS:
Free Joan Little tells the story of the 1975 groundbreaking case of Joan Little, who was the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.
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Presented as Part Of North Carolina Shorts 2026: Program 1: Documentaries
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