Played at 2006 TWE Festival.

On a desolate American farm in the early 1900’s a farmer is found murdered in his sleep, and his wife is jailed as the prime suspect. Two women, a neighbor and the sheriff’s wife, find themselves in the accused woman’s kitchen while the prosecuting attorney and their husbands search the farm for a motive for the crime. As each new clue further incriminates the accused, the women must decide whether to reveal the evidence against her or become, in effect, a jury of her peers. The rerelease of this feminist film classic, adapted from the 1917 Susan Glaspell short story, presents a riveting tale of revenge, justice, and women’s shared experience.

WHAT WE LOVED:

"Suspenseful storytelling at its finest. As a young reporter in Iowa, Susan Glaspell covered the sensational trial of a farmer's wife accused of murdering her husband in his sleep. Years later, she summoned her memories of visiting the accused woman's home and wrote her 1916 classic one-act play, Trifles, which she rewrote in 1917 as a story for magazine publication, re-titling it A Jury of Her Peers. It captured a 1980 Academy Nomination for Best Dramatic Live-Action Short, Blue Ribbon at the American Film Festival, ATOM Award from the Australian Teachers of Media, Best Dramatic Film at the Santa Fe Winter Film Exposition, Chris Statuette a the Columbus Film Festival, Cine Golden Eagle, and Judges’ Award at the Sinking Creek Film Celebration."

This film is a part of GREATEST HITS SHORTS BLOCK:

GIRLS WHO SMOKE

A JURY OF HER PEERS

SILK

This film can be viewed:

Virtually (Virtual Admission)