Dream/Killer

In 2005, Ryan Ferguson, a 21-year-old from Columbia, Missouri, was wrongly convicted of murder by way of a drug addict's false confession. Andrew Jenks' timely documentary DREAM/KILLER follows Ryan's father, Bill, as he wages a decade-long war to prove Ryan's innocence and overturn his 40-year sentence. Bill's restless efforts eventually lead to the discovery of legal misconduct, exposing fault lines in the American criminal justice system. Digging into a father's fight to free his son, Jenks offers a sobering look at how easily a life can be lost to miscarriages of justice, and how an unwavering family bond can make all the difference. (Hamptons International Film Festival)