The Killing of Mary Surratt
27 minutes /
Ages 13+ /
2009 /
United States of America /
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Boardinghouse innkeeper Mary Surratt was tried, convicted and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Within two months of being charged with the crime she would be dead; swinging from the gallows in Washington D.C.
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Chris King
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Chris King
Joe Mendoza
Donn Hornung
Lena Flynn
Sean Flynn
Torrey Loomis
Heather King
Alex Creehan
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Synopsis
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, she was nevertheless doomed to be the first woman killed by the U.S. government that was eager to put the whole tragic affair behind them.
Cast
John Bingham: Eric WheelerMary Surratt: Mary Beth Barber
Frederick Aiken: Erik Sundquist
John Wilkes Booth: Robert Anthony Peters
Crew
Sound: Palmer TaylorArt Director: Heidi Boucher
Cinematographer: Brian Hamm
Cinematographer: John Alexander Jimenez
Music: Richard Altenbach
Script Supervisor: Leslie Goodman
Production Assistant: Jon Wright
Production Assistant: Laura Chick
Cleveland International Film Festival
-- Official Selection
(Nominated)
Boston International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Newport Beach Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
VisionFest -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Reno Film Festival -- Best Short (Nominated)
Sacramento Film & Music Festival -- Audience Award Best Short (Nominated)
Boston International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Newport Beach Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
VisionFest -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Reno Film Festival -- Best Short (Nominated)
Sacramento Film & Music Festival -- Audience Award Best Short (Nominated)
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