Documentary About Anthony Broadwater’s Wrongful Rape Conviction in the Works
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterA new documentary will chronicle the wrongful rape conviction of Anthony Broadwater.From Red Badge Films and Red Hawk Films, “Unlucky” will follow the story about a Syracuse man who spent more than 16 years in prison, and another 20 being labeled as a registered sex offender, before being exonerated of the 1981 rape of best-selling author Alice Sebold.Sebold wrote about the rape in her 1999 novel “Lucky,” based on her sexual assault as a freshman at Syracuse University. In the book, she details her experiences in overcoming trauma by helping convict the man she believed attacked her.Broadwater was absolved of his rape conviction last week.