 Running Time: 26 minutes |
Boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt was one of four Southern sympathizers who was tried, convicted and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Believed by many to have been innocent of the crime, Mary Surratt’s speedy “trial” was nevertheless one of the most startling examples of judicial negligence steeped in bias the nation has ever witnessed. Within two months of being charged with the crime she and three others would be dead; swinging from the gallows at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary in Washington D.C. Was Mary truly guilty of the crime, or just a busy mother and innkeeper in the wrong place at the wrong time? While the film’s aim is to leave it for you to decide, it will ultimately remind you of the dangers of mass hysteria, criminal profiling and trigger-happy vengeance following a national tragedy.
"I enjoyed all 25 minutes of this and found myself looking over at the timer every few minutes hoping there was more, not less, left to see. The climax is affecting - and disturbing." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle "EPIC" - SacTown Magazine "An amazing film. Your short has opened up a hornet's nest!" - Elizabeth Trindal; author, Mary Surratt: An American Tragedy. "A dreamlike biopic...Fluid and confident." - Daniel Barnes, Sac News & Review> "Kudos...The performances are fantastic!Kate Clifford Larson; author, Assassin's Accomplice, Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln "Stylish, well paced, giving us a glimpse into a turbulent moment in history." - Robin Ruinsky, FSR "Well acted and very informative." - Justin Strout, Orlando Weekly More info on Mary Surratt |
 
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