The Innocents: Social Justice Advocacy Through Performance Art

<p><em>"</em><a href="https://fms.wustl.edu/events/sliff-innocents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Innocents</strong></a>" is a film that follows two acclaimed musicians determined to use their talents to advocate for social justice. <a href="https://www.the-innocents.com/about-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Allen Otte and John Lane</strong></a> tour the country with their performance of "<a href="https://www.the-innocents.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Innocents</em></strong></a>," a piece created to shine a spotlight on the growing problem of wrongful convictions in the United States. The film culminates with a performance attended by Anna Vasquez, an exoneree who spent 13 years in a Texas prison system for a crime that never happened. The film is directed by <a href="https://filmfreeway.com/WojciechLorenc#:~:text=Wojciech%20is%20a%20film%20director,Fearless2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Wojciech Lorenc</strong></a> and is part of the 31st annual <a href="https://www.cinemastlouis.org/sliff/festival-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>St Louis International Film Festival</strong></a>.</p><p>This is Season 5! For more episodes, go to <a href="https://stlintune.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>stlintune.com</strong></a></p><p>#music #percussion #filmfestival #sliff #wrongfulconvictions #exoneration </p>