As Martin Luther King said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." In the case of Darryl Hunt, that curve took its own sweet time. Hunt spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and emerged only due to the heroic efforts of a group of lawyers and activists. Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg began filming Hunt's story in the early '90s, enjoying intimate access once attorney-client privilege was waived. With rich visual material from a 20-year period, they present an engrossing tale of police obstruction, inane press coverage, and bumbling judges. While partly an indictment of a broken, racist judicial system, Trials also serves as a tribute to the saving grace of friendship and a portrait of a man whose spirit survived an epic ordeal. (PS)

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