Final Statement, 2015, 20:00 (Vimeo)

On October 26, 1997, Susan Eubanks shot and killed her four boys and shot herself in an act of extended suicide. In a psychotic break she believed that she and her children would be safer to together in death than life. She survived her suicide attempt and was tried for the capital murder. She was found guilty of first-degree murder and the jury sentenced her to death. Before the judge imposed the sentence, Susan was allowed to deliver a final statement. This film, Final Statement, is in her words. Falling somewhere between narrative and re-enactment, Final Statement endeavors to dramatize her tragedy, what lead up to it, and her plea for social responsibility. 

Screenings:
Milwaukee Women's Festival, 2016
Cornell College, McWethy Gallery, Iowa 2015
"Flesh and Blood",Aggregate Space Gallery, San Francisco 2015