I have just finished watching an episode of another documentary called death row. its a hard hitting documentary that is difficult to watch but is truly fascinating at the same time. i watched the episode about Hank Skinner who was sentenced to life for the murder of his girlfriend and her two mentally ill sons. he has been sent to be killed three times but each time he has had the date changed. on one occasion he had even had his final meal and had his last phone calls when the verdict changed.
at the time of the film he was still pleading his innocence, i dont no if he was ever killed or not. the film was a year ago so they may not of known at the time.
hes a very harrowing character to watch and although he is meant to of committed such a terrible crime he doesn't seem scary or frightening just creepy. however you can see how being on death row has taken its toll on his mental state and he comes across as though he is going slightly crazy. which i suppose is expected.
the thing that struck me the most about it though was that he didn't seem scared of his inevitable death. he'd fully excepted it and wasn't scared of dying. he was scared of what happens after your killed. the unknown.
the link below is for the documentary. the episodes are quite long but are definately worth watching.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/death-row/4od#3411379
as well as the content of the film being interesting and striking. i also found that the way it had been filmed to make it even more absorbing. the main part of the film is just hank talking and all you can hear is his voice. it creates a very emotional and engaging response.
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