A LETTER TO YOU FROM THE INSIDE | CASSIE RIVERA’S MESSAGE TO AUDIENCES
For those who believe in us, saying thank you is not enough.
Let me express to you why I say this. Years have come and gone. Birthdays, holidays, they passed us by.
We’ve had to learn to live life from on the inside for reasons that only God knows. The constant pain, loneliness and emptiness that lingers in our hearts, is so often replaced with the love, support, and determination the world has given in fighting for our innocence.
For all of this, we thank you. And because of all of you, we are able to survive to face each and every challenge from wherever we are at. Please know that our love and gratitude is never-ending.
Liz, Kristie, Anna, & Cassie
Watch the HD version of the documentary film teaser. It includes a behind-the-scenes recantation by the accuser, which is making headline news.
THE STORY: In 1997 and 1998 four Latina lesbians from San Antonio, Texas, were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 37 and 15 years of prison for allegedly sexually assaulting two young girls. There was no real evidence against them, but the diagnosis of so-called “satanic–related sexual abuse” and the belief that lesbianism predisposed them to the sexual abuse of little girls was highly influential in their trials. In 2012 one of the girls has come forth saying the incident never happened. Attorneys and advocates are working to exonerate these women.
Packed house, lively panel, great people, and an incredible woman: Anna Vasquez.
The fight for exoneration continues.
We packed the house last night. I was blown away by how many people showed up…
GUESS WHO WAS PAROLED TODAY!!!! (And guess who was there to catch this momentous occasion on film?! Come to the screening in Austin on Nov. 15 and see the WHOLE THING on film!
PRODUCTION STILL:
Darrell Otto, Research Scientist in Yukon Territory, Canada, and the first individual to come forward to advocate on behalf of the women. Otto’s advocacy website, www.fourliveslost.com, includes letters, photos, and excerpts from the trials.
We encourage readers to visit Darrell’s site to see a nuanced narrative about why Otto believes the women are innocent.
Otto also wrote a personal narrative for the glossy magazine, Texas Monthly:
WATCH THE PROMO TRAILER
Four women languish in a Texas prison for a sex crime that attorneys & advocates believe may never have happened. A reinvestigation into this controversial San Antonio case.
See more: www.sanantoniofourmovie.com
a Blue Cabin Studios Production | Color HD | English & Spanish
Directed by: Deborah S. Esquenazi (www.deborahesquenazi.com)
Produced by: Elizabeth Tomasovic LaBarge
