William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart of the American judicial system; the tangled world of renowned Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Despite his situation, and against all odds, Mumia has managed to penetrate the consciousness of people like Will. Through his writings and his web and radio broadcasts from Death Row, he has become known to many as "the Voice of the Voiceless".

"In Prison My Whole Life" takes us to some surprising places and brings us into contact with some of America's most original minds. Never-seen-before footage and brand new evidence create a prevailing case for reasonable doubt while exploring the socio-political climate of America - past and present. Angela Davis, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle, Amy Goodman and many others take us through a decades-old struggle for equality, fairness and respect that so many Americans strive for to this day.

Mumia's cause has created a political storm but after the politicians have said their piece, after the court papers have been filed and the protestors have gone home, we are left with a film about a man - a father, a son, an inspiration and a pariah - who faces his twenty-fifth year on Death Row.


Director: Marc Evans
Screenplay: Marc Evans, William Francome
Cast: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Boots, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle, William Francome, Russell Simmons, Alice Walker
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Duration: 93'
Production: Fandango, Nana, World Sales Dünya Hakları
Producer: Livia Giuggioli, Nick Goodwin Self
Photography: Ari Issler
Editing: Mags Arnold
Music: Liz Gallacher