What do the condemned eat before their execution?

Narrated by Hugh Ross ( The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ), the final feasts of death row inmates serve as the entrée to a salivating investigation of capital punishment in the documentary Last Meal. Directed by the award-winning Australian filmmaking team of Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Principe, the documentary has its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival.

This documentary hybrid interrogates capital punishment through death row inmates’ final meal requests. Through mesmerizing cinematography, food becomes a larger than life symbol to explore the life and crimes of incarcerated individuals sentenced to death. This captivating film unveils the neglected truths of execution and legal justice.

What the first teaser trailer for Last Meal.