Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre

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Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre (1974)

Directed by Howard Blatt, Joel Sucher, Steven Fischler

Documentary · 30m

Examining the case of Martin Sostre, a black Puerto Rican bookstore owner in Buffalo, New York who was framed on drug possession charges in 1967 and sentenced to prison, this film shows how the American justice system can be abused for purposes of political repression.

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Crew

Director
Howard Blatt, Joel Sucher, Steven Fischler

Details

Release date
1974-07-30
Runtime
30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Production
Pacific Street Film Projects, Inc.