THE MIND OF MARK DEFRIEST
USA | 2014 | Documentary | 92 Minutes
Written and Directed by Gabriel London
Producer: Daniel J. Chalfen
Cinematographer: Eric Koretz, William Charles Moss, and Andreas Wager
Editor: Nick Clark
Composer: Ronan Coleman
Synopsis: Once known as Houdini for his multiple and improbable jailbreaks, Mark DeFriest was condemned to Florida's toughest prison after a lone psychiatrist declared he was faking mental illness. When that doctor reaches out 30 years later, DeFriest finds an unlikely ally willing to examine his infamous past and offer new insights to the Parole Commission. Along the way, they uncover lingering questions about whether Mark should have been sent to prison, yet face the daunting task of explaining why a notorious troublemaker deserves to go free.
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