By the Way, Woody Allen is Innocent

Cartoonist Rick Worley's in-depth and unapologetic analysis of the 1992 Woody Allen / Mia Farrow custody hearing and its (factually muddled) online reevaluation amidst the #MeToo movement.

Cast

Rick Worley

as Narrator

Woody Allen

as Self (archive footage)

Mia Farrow

as Self (archive footage)

Dylan Farrow

as Self (archive footage)

Ronan Farrow

as Self (archive footage)

Soon-Yi Previn

as Self (archive footage)

Moses Farrow

as Self (archive footage)

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