THE WITNESS

Almost fifty years after his sister was killed in one of the most famous crimes of the 20th century, Bill Genovese sets out to uncover the truth of Kitty Genovese’s murder. For decades, every psychology student has learned what happened to her: she was stabbed on a street in Kew Gardens, Queens…dozens of people heard her cries for help…and no one did anything. Bill finds that’s not exactly what happened, and illuminates hidden truths about the case and about the nature of truth in general. THE WITNESS is highly engaging as a meditation on grief and guilt, and about how people live with the things they have done / not done.