THE SENTENCE

Winner - Emmy, Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking 2019

Winner - Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2018

Winner - Roger Ebert Prize, Traverse City Film Festival

Winner - Audience Award, Montclair Film Festival

Winner - Special Jury Prize, Sarasota Film Festival

A searing look at the consequences of mandatory minimum sentencing, The Sentence is the first film from Rudy Valdez, who chronicles the aftermath of his sister Cindy's 15-year mandatory minimum sentence for conspiracy charges related to her deceased ex-boyfriend’s crimes, and its impact on her three daughters.

A Park Pictures Production
Director: Rudy Valdez
Co-Producer: April Hayes