West of Memphis

West of Memphis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmy Berg
Written by
  • Amy Berg
  • Billy McMillin
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byBilly McMillin
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • 21 January 2012 (2012-01-21) (Sundance)
  • 28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)
Running time
147 minutes
Countries
  • New Zealand
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$310,154

West of Memphis is a 2012 New Zealand-American documentary film about the West Memphis Three that was directed and co-written by Amy Berg, and produced by Berg, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, and Damien Echols (who is the primary subject of the film) and his wife, Lorri Davis. It was released in the US by Sony Pictures Classics to critical acclaim, and received a nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.