A Little Wiser: The Emotional Toll of Executions on Prison Staff

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode of A Little Wiser is special guest and filmmaker Patty Dillon. Patty's documentary There Will Be No Stay featured last week's guest, Allen Ault. Patty shares with Kimi her deeply personal and thought provoking experience inside the world of capital punishment.

They talk about Patty’s extensive research journey, conducting cold calls and the numerous challenges she faced along the way. Through it all, Patty stayed resolute in her mission to shed light on a subject that is often shrouded in silence and controversy. From attending a film festival next to Randy Gardner, the brother of the last man to be executed by firing squad to forming a unique bond with Terry, an executioner who dedicated years of his life to the system that ultimately betrayed him, Patty sheds light on the complex moral questions surrounding the death penalty and the emotional toll experienced by those involved.

They explore how this project pushed Patty to her limits, both as a filmmaker and compassionate human being...it may just leave you questioning your own beliefs and perceptions.

Film: There Will Be No Stay

A Killer Journey Film Instagram: @akillerjourneyfilm

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1:17.2	My guest on today's special episode of A Little Wiser is filmmaker Patty Dillon.
1:24.5	Patty's documentary, There Will Be No Stay, featured last week's guests, Dr. Allen Alt.
1:32.8	I wanted to have her on to share her deeply personal and thought-provoking experience inside the world of capital punishment.
1:41.0	We talk about her extensive research, the cold calls, and the highs and lows of this seven years it took her to make the film.
1:46.2	Through it all, Patty stayed resolute and her mission to shed light on a subject that is so often shrouded in silence and controversy. From attending a film festival
1:53.3	next to Randy Gardner, the brother of the last man to be executed by firing squad, to forming
2:00.3	a close friendship with two ex-executioners,
2:04.4	who you will hear her refer to as Terry and Craig Baxley, Bax. Patty sheds light on the complex
2:12.0	moral questions surrounding the death penalty and the emotional toll experienced by those involved.
2:18.9	We'll explore how this project pushed her to her limits, both as a filmmaker and a compassionate human being.
2:26.5	It may just leave you questioning your own beliefs and perceptions.
2:30.4	And now, Patty Dillon.
2:35.5	Patty Dillon. Patty Dillon, hello and welcome to A Little Wiser.
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