Directed by Patrick Forbes, the documentary The Phantom examines the case of 21 year old Carlos DeLuna who was arrested, and throughout his trial and subsequent imprisonment he protested his innocence, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime. The prosecution insisted that this other Carlos was a “phantom’ and didn’t exist. The documentary which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival opened in theaters on Friday, June 2, 2021.

The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which – for the first time – it can be conclusively proven that the U.S. courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption, and lies that unfolded in the dusty, desperate streets of a Texas oil town nearly thirty years ago.

Watch the trailer for The Phantom.

Opens Friday, July 2 in the following theatrical markets (More TBA Soon)

Chicago IL – Music Box

Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center

Denver, CO – Sie Film Center

Lambertville, NJ – ACME

Los Angeles – Laemmle Theaters

New York – TBA soon

Tacoma, WA – Grand Cinema 4

Opening July 9

Oklahoma City – Rodeo Cinema