Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

A new look at the trial of 21-year-old New Hampshire woman Pamela Smart, who was accused of plotting the 1990 murder of her husband. As the first fully televised, gavel-to-gavel, court case, the trial gave birth to reality TV. The film explores how the media's coverage of the story may have influenced the trial and sentencing. In addition to interviews with prosecuting and defending attorneys, and journalists covering the case at the time, the film includes insights from Smart's friends and acquaintances, including childhood friends and former inmates who served time with her, as well the first post-release interview with one of the boys convicted in the case and an intimate new interview with Smart herself. (official distributor synopsis)