Fighting For Life In The Death-Belt (DVCAM 52 min) considers the controversial institution of capital punishment in America through the eyes of Stephen Bright, the nation’s leading anti-death penalty lawyer.  For twenty years Bright has defended death row inmates deep in the heart of America’s “death-belt” – the Southeastern States where 90% of executions occur. 

There he has built the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), a renowned public interest law firm.The film follows Bright and the SCHR in the final days and hours, as they desperately fight to spare two clients from execution. Although both men stand convicted of horrible crimes, these defense attorneys never waiver in their dedication, and present compelling arguments against the criminal justice system that seeks to end their clients' lives.