The actors discussed their real-life counterparts in a video interview.
DuVernay signed on to direct the film after connecting with Raymond Santana, one of the Exonerated Five, over Twitter."I was familiar with the story from growing up, but also I’d watched the Sarah Burns documentary [about it]. In his DMs, I said, 'No one has your story?' And he said, 'No,'" DuVernay toldI was just fascinated by the case, not really thinking I’d ever make a film.
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