Cause of Life: Jerry

A devout Christian, Jerry Givens was Virginia’s chief executioner, before he became an advocate of abolishing the death penalty.

Release Date

January 4, 2021

Runtime

7 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Ben Proudfoot

Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Jerry: An Executioner Who Fought to Abolish the Death Penalty | Cause of Life - NYT Opinion

Cast1 cast member

Abraham J Bonowitz

Himself

Crew22 crew members

Ben Proudfoot

Director, Producer

Brandon Somerhalder

Producer, Director of Photography

Minh Hieu Bui

Editor

Elizabeth Brooke

Post Production Producer

Jeremy Lambert

Co-Producer

Stephen Derluguian

Colorist

Nicholas Jacobson-Larson

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Sean Higgins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Dillon Brown

Post Production Supervisor

Nick Wright

Supervising Editor

Sarah Stewart

Story Supervisor

Laura Jespersen

Archival Footage Coordinator

Erik Kertes

Music Sound Design and Processing

Jacqueline Omanoff

Lindsey Crouse

Regina Sobel

Andrew Blackwell

Emily Holtzknecht

Brianna Pressey

Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo

Associate Producer

Adam B. Ellick

Executive Producer

Abby Lynn Kang Davis

Co-Producer

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