Special Film Screening: At the Death House Door

May 14, 7:00 PM

AFI Theater, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD

Special Film Screening - At the Death House Door

WHEN: May 14, 2008 at 7pm
WHERE: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD
(Located just two blocks north of Metro’s Red Line station in Silver Spring.)
TICKETS: Visit www.afi.com/silver

Moderated by Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5FM

At the Death House Door follows the remarkable career journey of Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous “Walls” prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. During that time he presided over 95 executions, including the very first lethal injection done anywhere in the world. After each execution, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of that fateful day. The film also tells the story of Carlos De Luna, a convict whose execution bothered Pickett more than any other. Pickett firmly believed the man was innocent and two Chicago Tribune reporters turn up evidence that strongly suggests he was right.