CFE Film Series: The Thin Blue Line

Synopsis:

One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but Errol Morris' classic documentary explores the role of Harris' perjured testimony, misleading witness accounts and police misconduct in the verdict.

"As perfect a documentary as you will ever find"

--Charles Tatum, eFilmCritic.com

“both an investigation of murder and a nightmarish meditation on the difference between truth and fiction”

-- Janet Maslin, New York Times

“it will leave you in a trance for days…bold and brilliant”

- Desson Howe, Washington Post

Blake Fitzpatrick, Professor, Ryerson’s School of Image Arts will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterwards.

Co-sponsored with the Documentary Media Research Centre at Ryerson University.

This event is free and no registration is required.

Please contact cfe@ryerson.ca if you require accommodation to ensure inclusion in this event.