Named to Time Magazine’s Top 15 True Crime Documentaries, A Murder in the Park centers on Anthony Porter, a guy who was sentenced to death until a Northwestern University journalism class intervened. Their re-investigation of the crime for which he was convicted, a double homicide in a Chicago park, led to the discovery of the real killer, whose confession exonerated Porter. Or did it? Documentarian Shawn Rech discusses the film tonight at a special screening that takes place at the
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
. The $25 ticket includes the film and a “Meet the Directors” reception and a casual dinner that takes place at 4:30 p.m. The film then screens at 6 p.m. (Niesel)
40 River St., Chagrin Falls, chagrinfilmfest.org.