Production company Hayden5 recently produced a PSA for The Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal organisation with a mission to free the innocent and prevent wrongful convictions … read morethrough criminal justice reform. Titled 'Happiest Moments,' the spot just launched via online and social channels and marks the organisation's first-ever PSA. Directed by Ariel Ellis, the PSA focuses on the experiences of three Innocence Project clients: Rosa Jimenez, freed in 2021 after 17 years in prison; Termaine Hicks, exonerated in 2020 after 16 years in prison; and Huwe Burton, exonerated in 2019 after 20 years in prison. Narrated by actress Dascha Polanco (Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’), the film features photos and footage of Innocence Project clients and their families, presenting a glimpse into the intergenerational and familial impact of wrongful incarceration and the joy that comes from regaining one’s freedom. The underscoring track, 'Innocence' by Louis Weeks is performed by Anesha Birchett.
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