I Am Evidence is an 2017 American documentary film, directed by Trish Adlesic and Geeta Gandbhir. It focuses on an investigation into thousands upon thousands of rape kits sitting in storage in various police departments being untested. Mariska Hargitay served as a producer on the film.
The film follows an investigation into thousands upon thousands of rape kits sitting in storage in various police departments being untested. Each of those untested kits contain crucial evidence, resulting in unresolved cases. The film also follows women, Helena, Amberly, Ericka, Danielle, who all had their kits untested. Kym Worthy and Mariska Hargitay appear in the film, as they fight for change.
Releaseedit
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2017.[2] It also screened at AFI Docs on June 15, 2017.[3] It was released on April 16, 2018, by HBO.[4]
Receptionedit
I Am Evidence received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, with a weighted average of 8.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Eye-opening and deeply disturbing, I Am Evidence sifts through an egregious amount of evidence to craft a powerful documentary about survivors and a very broken system."[5]
^"AFI DOCS 2017 Reveals Full Slate". AFI Docs. May 12, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^Easton, Annie (April 13, 2018). "The Stats About Untested Rape Kits Revealed in HBO's 'I Am Evidence' Are Appalling". Observer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^"I Am Evidence (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
evidence, 2017, american, documentary, film, directed, trish, adlesic, geeta, gandbhir, focuses, investigation, into, thousands, upon, thousands, rape, kits, sitting, storage, various, police, departments, being, untested, mariska, hargitay, served, producer, . I Am Evidence is an 2017 American documentary film directed by Trish Adlesic and Geeta Gandbhir It focuses on an investigation into thousands upon thousands of rape kits sitting in storage in various police departments being untested Mariska Hargitay served as a producer on the film I Am EvidenceOfficial posterDirected byTrish Adlesic Geeta GandbhirProduced byMariska Hargitay Trish Adlesic Nancy AbrahamCinematographyTony HardmonEdited byVirdiana LiebermanMusic byWendy BlackstoneProductioncompaniesHBO Documentary Films Mighty Entertainment FixIt Productions Artemis Rising FoundationDistributed byHBORelease datesApril 24 2017 2017 04 24 Tribeca April 16 2018 2018 04 16 United States Running time85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24 2017 It was released on April 16 2018 by HBO The film won the News amp Documentary Emmy Award for Best Documentary 1 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Release 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editThe film follows an investigation into thousands upon thousands of rape kits sitting in storage in various police departments being untested Each of those untested kits contain crucial evidence resulting in unresolved cases The film also follows women Helena Amberly Ericka Danielle who all had their kits untested Kym Worthy and Mariska Hargitay appear in the film as they fight for change Release editThe film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24 2017 2 It also screened at AFI Docs on June 15 2017 3 It was released on April 16 2018 by HBO 4 Reception editI Am Evidence received positive reviews from film critics It holds a 100 approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews with a weighted average of 8 20 10 The site s critical consensus reads Eye opening and deeply disturbing I Am Evidence sifts through an egregious amount of evidence to craft a powerful documentary about survivors and a very broken system 5 References edit I Am Evidence News amp Documentary Emmy Award Retrieved March 2 2021 I Am Evidence Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved March 2 2021 AFI DOCS 2017 Reveals Full Slate AFI Docs May 12 2017 Retrieved March 2 2021 Easton Annie April 13 2018 The Stats About Untested Rape Kits Revealed in HBO s I Am Evidence Are Appalling Observer Retrieved March 2 2021 I Am Evidence 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved March 2 2021 External links editOfficial website I Am Evidence at IMDb nbsp I Am Evidence at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Am Evidence amp oldid 1172239696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
