Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army is a 2013 documentary film about three public defenders in the Southern United States. The movie is directed by Dawn Porter.[1][2] Its title comes from Gideon v. Wainwright, which required that indigent criminal defendants be offered counsel at trial. The film received the Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize in 2014, as well as the Candescent Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Gideon's Army
Directed byDawn Porter
Written byMatthew Hamachek & Dawn Porter
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 2013 (2013)
CountryUnited States

See also

References
  1. HBO's 'Gideon's Army' Looks At Three Defenders Of The Poor by Shereen Marisol Meraji June 30, 2013 NPR
  2. Foot Soldiers in the Battle for a Fair Shake; Defending the Underclass, in ‘Gideon’s Army’; Brandy Alexander is a public defender in the film "Gideon’s Army." Movie Review by Stephen Holden June 27, 2013 New York Times
  3. Pamela McClintock, "Sundance: Candescent Films Announces 2014 Documentary Awards," The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2014.


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