THE WINDOW ON DEATH ROW

Exonerated: From U.S. death row to freedom. A Spaniard’s second chance at life

“You don’t know if you’re going to scream and they’re telling you: choose a meal.” – Joaquín José Martínez, Death Row Exoneree

Animation of food choose a meal, olive credit james reynolds last suppers – Window on Death Row documentary

Animation of food choose a meal, credit james reynolds last suppers – Window on Death Row documentary

Animation of food choose a meal, eggs, credit james reynolds last suppers – Window on Death Row documentary

Photo credit: James Reynolds / Last Suppers

LOGLINE

What if a death sentence gave you a second chance at life? The story of Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard exonerated from U.S. death row, challenges our beliefs about justice, faith, and forgiveness.

SYNOPSIS

Promotional poster of documentary Window on Death Row

“I would have been dead today if I hadn’t gone to death row.”

Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard ever exonerated from U.S. death row, was once a supporter of capital punishment until, at 24, he was convicted of a double murder in Florida. He spent more than five years behind bars, three on death row.

Two decades after he was exonerated, Joaquín transforms his personal trauma into public advocacy.

The Window on Death Row asks urgent questions: Is there ever an ethical reason to kill someone? Is closure possible for the victims’ families? And how do we reconcile the contradiction that facing a death sentence, even an unjust one, can paradoxically lead to a second chance at life?

Director: Linda Catherine Freund
Executive Producer: Mike Farrell (Actor & Activist)

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Director’s Note