"STILL CAPTIVATED" - extras for CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart

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A series of extras for the feature-length documentary "CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart", out now on iTunes and DVD

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Episodes

Day 15: Maiden of Metal and Sheena Steel

Pam's college radio co-host from the late 80s / early 90s, Amy Newman Bonczek, describes the hair metal days of their friendship, as well as Pam and Gregg's relationship.

Nov 20, 2015•3 min

Day 14: "every day at 11:30"

Linda Wojas, Pam Smart's mother, describes several instances of misconduct during the trial, as well as the effects of fighting it for so many years.

Nov 20, 2015•7 min

Day 13: Ripped from the Headlines

When the Pamela Smart case was still ongoing, several TV stations were scrambling to turn it into entertainment. Legendary TV film producer Stan Brooks talks about how such films and shows are made, and about the Pam Smart case ones in particular.

Nov 18, 2015•4 min

Day 12: We'll Meet Again

J. Albert Johnson, Pamela Smart's appeal lawyer, talks about the process of having to having to argue the appeal in front of the very same judge who presided over the original trial.

Nov 17, 2015•6 min

Day 11: Emotions

In this episode, Professor of Law Scott Sundby talks about the role of remorse in criminal trials.

Nov 16, 2015•3 min

Day 10: The Crime Show

Some more archival outtakes from the making of the film. This is from a New Hampshire local access TV show about crime, where the Pam Smart case is discussed.

Nov 13, 2015•4 min

Day 9: From GED to BFF

Robin, who served time with Pam at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, describes how Pam helped her in her pursuits of finishing school from inside prison.

Nov 12, 2015•6 min

Day 8: Remember When?

One of director Jeremiah Zagar's favorite subjects is memory, and in this outtake, Professor of Psychology Bill Hirst talks about how quickly memories can be altered.

Nov 11, 2015•7 min

Day 7: The Cutting Room Floor

Here's an example of some of the wilder reporting around the case back when it happened.

Nov 10, 2015•2 min

Day 6: Storytelling

Professor of Law Richard Sherwin talks about how the story of a person can be created, bestowed, and co-opted, and how that comes to play in the legal system in general, and in the Pamela Smart trial specifically.

Nov 09, 2015•6 min

Day 5: Not Always What You Expect

Bill Spencer was the dogged local TV reporter on the case. In this scene, Spencer describes pressures that came from above and in a surprising twist, reveals his feelings about the verdict at the time of the trial.

Nov 06, 2015•4 min

Day 4: Best Friends

Pam Smart was shown as cold and indifferent in the media during the trial, but her friend Sonia Simon recalls a side that the public never saw.

Nov 05, 2015•5 min

Day 3: The Boys Are Back in Town

We catch up on what has happened to Billy Flynn and Patrick Randall, the two boys who killed Gregory Smart, since the release of the documentary.

Nov 04, 2015•2 min

Day 2: A Single Tear

In this episode, Pamela Smart reads a short text over the phone to Jeremiah, the film's director, about her feelings when she was sentenced and sent to prison.

Nov 03, 2015•6 min

Day 1: The Murder

In this first episode of bonus content for CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart , we see a scene that didn't make it into the film's final cut. In it, attorney Maria DeSimone looks back and recaps the night in 1990 when Gregg Smart was murdered, going over how it - supposedly - all happened.

Oct 30, 2015•5 min

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