Conviction (2002 film)

Conviction is a 2002 American biographical drama television film about Carl Upchurch, a felon who managed to educate himself and developed a spiritual awakening during one of his numerous stints inside prison. He began to spread his message to other inmates, and soon he was asked to help mediate problems between some of the most feared street gangs in the country. It was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and written by Upchurch and Jon Huffman, based on Upchurch's 1996 autobiography Convicted in the Womb. Omar Epps stars as Upchurch, with Dana Delany, Bentley Mitchum, and Charles S. Dutton co-starring. The film aired on Showtime on September 29, 2002.^[1][2]

Conviction
Genre	Biographical drama Crime drama
Based on	Convicted in the Womb by Carl Upchurch
Teleplay by	Carl Upchurch Jon Huffman
Directed by	Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring	Omar Epps Dana Delany Bentley Mitchum Charles S. Dutton
Music by	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Robert Rehme
Producer	Nick Grillo
Cinematography	Mirosław Baszak
Editor	Jeff Freeman
Running time	99 minutes
Production companies	Sagia Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	September 29, 2002 (2002-09-29)

Cast

• Omar Epps as Carl Upchurch
• Dana Delany as Martha
• Bentley Mitchum as Ledford
• Charles S. Dutton as McGill
• Treach as Tank
• Kyle Kass as Demetrius Conamacher
• Jonathan Whittaker as Bob Conamacher
• Janine Theriault as Andrea Santoni
• Peter Mensah as T-Bone

Production

Filming took place in Ontario, Canada, from May to June 2001.^[3]