Time Simply Passes

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05/02/2020 An incredible story, but a little slow and boring at times. See more Jeff T @jefftig 08/17/2019 Informative and infuriating See more 05/01/2019 This is a tragic and gut wrenching story of injustice that delves into the horrific murders of eight children and the ensuing tragedy of a wrongful murder conviction. If you enjoyed "Making of a Murderer" as much as I did, then this documentary is for you. See more 04/24/2019 Time Simply Passes is a powerful documentary. The film is about James Richardson, a father of seven children in Arcadia, Florida. Richardson is wrongly convicted of the poisoning deaths of all of his children and sadly has to spent more than 21 years in prison before his conviction is overturned. These films about wrongful convictions are really important to see. It's tragic to see anyone like James Richardson who is innocent and has to spend so much of their lives behind bars. That is time that they cannot get back. Also, to think that at the time of his wrongful conviction, Richardson was also enduring the loss of all seven of his children is just so tragic that I cannot even imagine how he possibly dealt with all of that. This doesn't even include the stigma and judgement that he had to endure when people assumed he was the murderer of his own seven children for over twenty years. It's also quite unfortunate that the government in Florida took so long to properly make amends for the horrible wrongdoing of the prosecution as well. If you are interested in seeing a moving documentary about injustice, please watch Time Simply Passes. See more 04/23/2019 Ty Flowers deftly delivers the dark side of the human condition in his carefully-crafted and historically critical documentary Time Simply Passes. It is said that the worst thing a parent can experience is the death of a child. Yet James Richardson experienced the death of seven children -- they died from poisoning -- and was subsequently blamed by the state for their deaths. Through poor legal representation and the relentless railroading of an unjust justice system, Richardson was made guilty in verdict if not by deed, and forced to endure two decades of incarceration and torment. Only through advocates who went to war on his behalf did Richardson finally rediscover his freedom, though one wonders the extent to which a socially victimized and now-childless father can truly absorb the wounds inflicted upon him. The story itself is sad. The film which tells it is excellent, and continues to be all-too-timely. We'd like to be able to watch Time Simply Passes as if it were a thing relegated to our past, yet these stories continue to surface in our modern era and remind us that we're not at all where we need to be. Flowers' storytelling reveals the dignity of a father in the undignified, insurmountably brutal ecosystem that is our justice system, particularly so for those of color and limited means. You've unfortunately heard similar accounts before, and will again. It's just that few will take the shape of a truly wonderful and thoughtfully executed film to the extent that its director achieves here. Heavily, heavily recommended. See more Read all reviews

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