The Thin Blue Line
Music: Philip Glass
Errol Morris's classic The Thin Blue Line – placed fifth on a Sight & Sound poll of the greatest documentaries ever made – stands as a landmark achievement that transforms documentary filmmaking into a powerful instrument of justice. This masterwork of investigative storytelling follows the case of Randall Dale Adams, wrongfully convicted of killing a Dallas police officer and facing execution for a crime he didn't commit. Morris crafts a compelling narrative through innovative techniques – dramatic reconstructions, probing interviews, and Philip Glass's mesmerizing score – creating a film that functions simultaneously as rigorous detective work and captivating cinema. The result is a documentary that doesn't merely observe injustice but actively confronts it, proving that filmmaking can be both artistically brilliant and socially transformative.
Before the screening, we will host a short talk by film producer and documentary filmmaker Mika Timor about Errol Morris and the birth of the True Crime documentary genre.
Total duration approx. 120 mins.