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 Beyond Reasonable Doubt
 Duggan: Sins of the Fathers
 Relative Guilt
 Fish Skin Suit
 Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand
 Land of My Ancestors - Darcy Nicholas Artist

Synopsis

Until Proven Innocent is based on the case of David Dougherty, and the lawyer, scientist and journalist who concluded he had been wrongly convicted. In 1993 Dougherty was jailed for the rape and abduction of an 11-year-old girl. This dramatisation follows the campaign to prove his innocence: court appeals, journalism, and a key piece of DNA evidence. Chosen to open 2009's Sunday Theatre season the tele-movie was nominated for 10 Qantas Awards, and won five, including best drama and best actor (for Cohen Holloway's standout performance as Dougherty).

Credits (22)

 Peter Burger

Peter Burger
Director

 Donna Malane

Donna Malane
Writer, Producer

 Paula Boock

Paula Boock
Writer, Producer

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 Zeewestie

Zeewestie

Posted at 01.02AM - 04.11.2010

Very well acted, very inaccurate movie! Poorly researched.

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Related Titles (6)

 Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Film, 1980 (Trailer)

A feature film following a famous wrongful conviction case

 Duggan: Sins of the Fathers

Duggan: Sins of the Fathers

Television, 1998 (Excerpts)

Another crime tale from Donna Malane

 Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand

Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand

Short Film, 2003 (Full Length)

Also directed by Pete Burger

 Land of My Ancestors - Darcy Nicholas Artist

Land of My Ancestors - Darcy Nicholas Artist

Television, 2007 (Excerpts)

Also shot by David Paul

 Fish Skin Suit

Fish Skin Suit

Television, 2000 (Full Length)

Also directed by Peter Burger

 Relative Guilt

Relative Guilt

Television, 1999 (Excerpts)

Documentary following events after another guilty verdict

Quotes

Until Proven Innocent has been the highlight of my career so far. I was very excited that we were able to shoot it with the new technology of the Red Camera. [...] It was a shoot where opinion was valued.  

– Director of photography David Paul

The environment was collaborative rather than competitive, and I do believe that had a real impact on the quality of the work we produced.  

– Director Peter Burger

... it was a pleasure playing such a strong, focused woman who was driven by a sense of justice. I could relate to that passion. It was a fantastic role for me and I relished playing it. 

– Jodie Rimmer on playing Donna Chisholm

Awards

2009 Qantas Film & Television Awards
Best Drama Programme 
Best Performance by an Actor (Cohen Holloway)
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (Peter Elliott)
Best Camera (David Paul)
Best Editing in a Drama Programme (Paul Sutorius)