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Commuted

2023 · 82 min

An intimate, emotionally heavy documentary that follows one woman's difficult return to family and self after decades of incarceration.

Directed by
Nailah Jefferson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Danielle Metz
Overview
When Danielle Metz’s triple life sentence was commuted, she got a rare chance to regain the life and family that she’d been dreaming about in prison. But back home in New Orleans, she steps into a different reality. Commuted traces Danielle’s journey to find purpose and love, and to confront the wounds of incarceration that linger after release from prison.

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Stream in the UK
  • PBS America Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Nailah Jefferson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Danielle Metz
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
  • trauma
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Nailah Jefferson
Starring
Danielle Metz
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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