Directed and starred in 'Dead Man Walking' (1995), a profound examination of capital punishment through the eyes of a nun accompanying a death row inmate.
Atom Egoyan CanadaCreated 'The Sweet Hereafter' (1997) and explored systemic injustice and wrongful blame through fragmented narratives that question culpability and legal systems.
Michael Morris United StatesDirected the documentary 'The Thin Blue Line' (1988), which meticulously investigated a wrongful murder conviction and led to the actual exoneration of the accused.