Truth Has Fallen
- Studio
- Sofafilms
- Distributor
- Sofafilms
Synopsis
Three innocent people were convicted for murders they did not commit. In examining their cases, light is shed on weaknesses in the United States Justice System. James McCloskey founded Centurion Ministries, an organization whose mission is to free prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted of murder. Employing a combination of abstract, surreal animation and live action images, Truth Has Fallen asks how innocent people could be convicted of murder- what could be done to prevent such injustices in the future- and what happens to these innocent people when they are released from prison after years of incarceration?
Characters
James McCloskey
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Sheila Sofian
Producing
- Producer
- Sheila Sofian
- Co-Producer
- Davi Rutenberg
- Executive Producer
- David Fain
Animation
- Animator
- Sheila Sofian
Voices
- Voice
- Dennis Nusbaum (Police detective), Emperor Frederick Von Seidl (Judge), Rachel Maxwell (Law student), Robert Olding (Lawyer), Hope Latimer (Jury Member), Billy Calhoun (Law student), Tom Sanchez (Classroom suspect), David Sherwood (Lawyer), Mar Elepano (Civilian), Kelly Howard (Law student), Jonathan Shaw (Prisoner), John Schweitzer (Patriotic man), Richard Wetterman (Jimmy Landano), Rachel Lindee (Jury member, Student), Raquel Anderson (Civilian), Stacey Doan (Innocence Commissioner), Bob Kozicki (Lawyer), Andy Lyon (Civilian), Isabelle Palmer (Law student), Mattson Jarome Martin (Interrogated suspect), Emperor Von Seidl (Judge), Karen Morrissey (Jury member), Paul Seradarian (Innocent prisoner), Linda Vick (Civilian), Rodney Hoskins (Policemen, Prisoner), Maria Durham (Lawyer, jury member), Joe Micallef (Law student), Alayna Falco (Eyewitness), Donovan Salmon (Prisoner), Nicole Thompson (Innocence Commissioner), Steve Villegas (Policeman, Prisoner), Aaron Biscombe (Law students), LaGarte Starke (Prisoner), Albert Cabrera (Edward Baker), Alyssa Sherwood (Law student), Kenny Lewis (Innocent man), Daniel Reno (Police detective), Aisa Kemp (Joyce Ann Brown), Matthew White (Snitch), Nia Witts (Judge and Jury Member), Aleksandr Bible (Lawyer), Herb Hughes (Civilian), Patience Pohjala (Jury member), Jan Pfenninger (Reporter), Randy Prosser (Lawyer), James O'Neill (Lawyer), Darnell Baldwin (Bailiff, civilian), John Stevens (Prisoner), Alejandro Matos (Law student), Anthony Baker (Prisoner, Innocent man), Jason Walker
Music
- Music
- Barbara Cohen
Editing
- Editor
- Yu Gu
Crew
- Cinematography
- Tom Curran
- Production Supervisor
- Bob Kozicki
- Editor
- Yu Gu
- Sound Design
- Sandy Gendler
- Production Design
- Mary Benitez
- Art Direction
- Mary Benitez, Hope Latimer
- Costume Design
- Alayna Falco
- Unit Production Manager
- Jonathan Rothell
- Second Assistant Director
- Tom Sanchez
- Set Dresser
- Reed Johns
- Carpenters
- Dan Kavanaugh, Chuck May
- Property Master
- Hope Latimer
- First Assistant Camera
- Nicole Thompson
- Second Assistant Camera
- Ashley Carpenter, Shaun Mayor
- Loader
- Artem Zuev
- Cheif Lighting Technician
- John Schweitzer
- Dolly Grip
- Joe Passarelli
- Grips
- Melissa Cobb, Evan Ragon
- Swing
- Paul Seradarian
- Animator
- Sheila Sofian
- Audio Recording
- Lowell Boston, Kate McCabe, Mike Lovell, Lucas Burson
- Transcription
- Karin Frye
- End Credit Music
- Bobby Robinson
- Graphics
- Mike Machin
- Location Manager
- Steve Beimler
- Production Assistants
- William Calhoun, David Huberman, Rachel Lindee, Manny Martinez, Mattson Jarome Martin, Patience Pohjala
- Animation Reference Model
- David Fain, Leith Borden, Chris Dahlen, Jon Fain, Jeff Hassenfeld, Ken Herman, Barry Nusbaum
- Mug Shot Models
- Mar Elepano, David Fain, Brad Kean, Tom Sanchez, Bob Kozicki, Joe Passarelli, Mike Patterson, Arjun Rihan
- Thank You
- James McCloskey, David Fain, Ric Halpern, Gail Sanchez, Mar Elepano, Joe Wallenstein, Ruth Hayes, Pamela Williams-Paez, Gordon Kurowski, Lisa Schoenberg, Stephen Hillenburg, Karen Hillenburg, Bill Lebeda, Chris Ferriter, Steve Belfer, Sandro del Rosario, Jen Sachs, Dr. Janeann Dill
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following
- Ali Asamura, William Lebeda, Yvonne Andersen, Mary Leonard, John Andrews, Bill Luttrell, Leslie Ann Ashing, Jeff Laflamme, Brandon Auman, Mallory Leitner, Jesse Bacon, Nahomi Maki, Sheila Balkan, Lisa Mann, Carolyn Bates, John Mathot, Robert Batey, Melanie May, Eric Bauza, Yoriko Murakami, Ian Christian Blanche, Jonathan Murray, Thomas Boghossian, Steven McClellan, Jay Borden, Kate McCabe, Marina Brolin, Tara McPherson, Leith Borden, John McIntyre, Musa Brooker, Mihaela Mihailova, Chen-Yi Chang, Jan Nagel, Jen Branch, Mark Osborne, Duane Capizzi, Marilyn Osoff, Heitor Capuzzo, Carlos Palazo, Ben Chai, Hsinping Pan, Sandra S Cheng, Christine Panushka, Dana Cohen, Corrie Parks, Chris Dahlen, Michael Patterson, Bill Day, Andrew Pearson, Kirin Daugharty, Denee Pescarmona, Sandro del Rosario, Theodore Pratt, Janeann Dill, David P. Ramos, David Driver, Marc Ratner, Jacques Drouin, Bernice Rhodes, Tristan Dyer, Annegret Richter, Robert Elk, Benjamin Ridgway, Googe Endieveri, Arjun Rihan, Jon Fain, Jacob Rivera, Tracy Farricker, Jennifer Fischer, Davi Rutenberg, Kris Fitzgerald, Jennifer Sachs, Karin Frye, Bob Salem, Maureen Furniss, Steven Saltzman, Syd Garon, Sasha Samuels, Carolyn Giles, Ivan Sayon, Gingras Family, Michael Schmacke, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Michael Schwartz, Nitin Govil, Alyssa Sherwood, Kimberly Green, Thomas Sito, Dustin Grella, Yvonne Grzenkowicz, Kathy Smith, Mark Harris, Theresa Smythe, Jeff Hassenfeld, Ruth Hayes, Melissa Sofian Richardson, Sarah Ann Head, Vibeke Sorensen, Ruth Szold Stern, Adrienne Hintz, Steven Subotnick, Leo Hobaica Jr, Terry Szold, Chris Hubbard, Alene Terzian-Zeitounian, Doug Hudson, Lynn Tomlinson, Adam Hyman, Nicole Tostevin, James Jacob, Joan Treppa, Glen Janssens, Suzanne Twining, Josiah Jordan, Miki Walsh, Brooke Keesling, Voldi Way, Will Kim, Teri Weidner, Mark Tapio Kines, Simon Wilches, Jeff Kline, Sharon S Wu-Coffey, Bob Kozicki, Alberto Zevallos, John Jota Leanos
- Special Thanks
- Panavision, FotoKem, Eastman Kodak, Mmm Mmm Catering, Eastern Costumes Co, The Hand Prop Room, NBC Universal Property, Kini Flo Lighting Systems, University of Southern California
Companies and other credits
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following: MFA
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following: Bobby and Tasia Robinson
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following: SKY-DAVID STUDIO
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following: Eileen and Mel Sofian
- The producers gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of the following: Irene and Ken Herman
- Special Thanks: ISS
Production notes
Live action and animation.
Deemed out of competition at the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Deemed out of competition at the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
