A short documentary about a southern Indiana man who endured a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop. Even though Jerod Draper had experienced a lifelong battle with pain and trauma, he had a normal childhood. His life started to derail after losing his best friend at age 14 and his first love at 15. To cope with the losses, Jerod began using drugs. Throughout his 20s and 30s, Jerod fought for sobriety while marrying and having a daughter. After getting divorced and losing visitation rights due to substance abuse, he vowed to stay clean. Jerod was over a year sober on October 4, 2018, when he was arrested for a routine traffic stop and wound up dead in prison.
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSamuel-Ali Mirpoorian
- ProducerSamuel-Ali Mirpoorian, Brenton Oechsle
- CinematographerExecutive Producer: Jason Stephens, Linda A. Cornfield; Cinematographer: Brenton Oechsle; Editor: Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian; Executive Prouducer: David J. Cornfield
A short documentary about a southern Indiana man who endured a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop. Even though Jerod Draper had experienced a lifelong battle with pain and trauma, he had a normal childhood. His life started to derail after losing his best friend at age 14 and his first love at 15. To cope with the losses, Jerod began using drugs. Throughout his 20s and 30s, Jerod fought for sobriety while marrying and having a daughter. After getting divorced and losing visitation rights due to substance abuse, he vowed to stay clean. Jerod was over a year sober on October 4, 2018, when he was arrested for a routine traffic stop and wound up dead in prison.
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSamuel-Ali Mirpoorian
- ProducerSamuel-Ali Mirpoorian, Brenton Oechsle
- CinematographerExecutive Producer: Jason Stephens, Linda A. Cornfield; Cinematographer: Brenton Oechsle; Editor: Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian; Executive Prouducer: David J. Cornfield