The Window on Death Row

Proceeds go to Witness to Innocence / Joaquín José Martínez

Q&A to follow with: Linda Freund, Director; Gavrilah Wells, California Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, Amnesty International; Anthony Ginez, Director of Strategy, Full Picture Justice; Moderated by Alyssa Lauren Stone

What if a death sentence gave you a second chance at life? The story of Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard exonerated from U.S. death row, challenges our beliefs about justice, faith, and forgiveness. The documentary follows Joaquín as he reconnects with his former death row chaplain to process how this near-death experience set him on a new path. He reflects on his own incarceration while visiting a Spanish prison where Francisco Franco executed dissidents during his 36-year dictatorial regime, and he embraces spiritual renewal with his family during Valencia’s annual Fallas festival.