Patrick Forbes

Doug Liman

‘The Phantom’ follows the 1983 case of Carlos DeLuna, a 21-year-old Texan man who was arrested for murder despite his ongoing pleas of innocence — all the way up until his 1989 execution. According to the NY Times, Forbes uses “an effective blend of reconstructions and interviewees to take viewers through the night of the killing.” A haunting but necessary watch, this powerful documentary serves to expose the pitfalls of the deeply flawed American justice system. 

Greenwich Entertainment

Carlos DeLuna was arrested in 1993 aged 21 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, and protested his innocence until his execution, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime.

Tribeca Film Festival 


A fascinating and ultimately infuriating look at a fatal miscarriage of justice in Texas.

Joe Leydon

It'll be hard for audiences to not be upset at the situation that unfolds.