Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

1h 40m
HistoryDramaCrime
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Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.

Cast

Tichina Arnold
Lena Baker
Dwayne Boyd
Juke Joint Man
Chris Burns
Max Arthur
Peter Coyote
Elliot Arthur
Kenny Cook
Barry Arthur
Jasmine Farmer
Jasmine Farmer
Mike Hickman
Mr. Candance
Tom Huff
Ken Thomas
L. Warren Young
Milton

Crew

Ralph Wilcox
Director
Hunter M. Via
Editor
Shawn Lewallen
Director of Photography
Dennis Johnson
Producer
Korey Washington
Production Design
David Schifter
Casting
Lisa Hamil
Casting
Kathryn Coombs
Costume Design
Todd Cochran
Original Music Composer
Jennifer Cameron
Set Decoration

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