Seattle International Film Festival: When A Witness Recants

In 1983, three innocent teenagers were wrongfully sentenced to life for a Baltimore murder they didn’t commit. Coerced witnesses and police corruption stole thirty-six years of their lives before their 2018 exoneration. Directed by Dawn Porter and inspired by Jennifer Gonnerman’s New Yorker reporting, this evocative, illustrated documentary explores systemic failure, the struggle for reentry, and the resilient humanity of the “Harlem Park Three.”

Showtimes: May 14th , 2026, 6pm at the SIFF Cinema Uptown

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Africatown Youth Pop-Up Invites Residents To Help Shape Central District’s Future

Africatown Community Land Trust hosts a Youth Pop-Up Thursday, Oct. 29 at Pratt Park, featuring youth performances, free food from Wally's Soul Food and children's coat giveaways alongside community visioning for the proposed Yesler Black Cultural Corridor. The event invites Central District residents of all ages to help shape neighborhood development, cultural preservation and the future of the 1601 Yesler site.