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Ep 62: Conviction- A Voice for the Wrongfully Accused (with Jia Wertz)
Ep 62: Conviction- A Voice for the Wrongfully Accused (with Jia Wertz)

Ep 62: Conviction- A Voice for the Wrongfully Accused (with Jia Wertz)

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In today's episode, Samantha Speaks with Jia Wertz. Jia is a documentary filmmaker and a featured writer for Forbes.  After leaving behind a 20 year of working in the corporate fashion industry. She met her husband and moved to the United States. While they were living in the States, she got a fantastic job offer in the fashion industry, but she asked herself the question: 'Am I going to be happy doing this in my day to day life?' The answer was "no".   Samantha and Jia are talking about how Jia got into the film industry. How she met Jeffrey Deskovic and about the creative process of filming a documentary.  Tune in if you want to hear a story about how quickly your life can change, when you ask yourself the right questions and trust the answer within. We talk about:her career before she started as a filmmakerWhat the catalyst was to start her career as a filmmakerHow she met Jeffrey DeskovicConviction the documentaryJeffrey's life after he got exoneratedThe creative process from making a documentaryWhat is creativity?3 lessons Jia learned in the process of making the documentaryConviction(2020)  is a short documentary about the wrongful arrest, conviction, and later exoneration of Jeffrey Deskovic. Jeffrey served 16 years before he was exonerated by DNA evidence.  Conviction is available to stream for FREE at Amazon prime.  Mentioned in this episode:Book: The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472, by Ruben CarterEp 61: From Toxic Relationships and Trauma to Manifesting Love & AbundanceDocumentaries: Central Park 5 and West Memphis Three. Connect with Jia Werts:Website: www.jiawertz.com/Instagram: @jiadocsFB Group: @ConvictionDocumentary Connect with Samantha Ruberto:Website: www.samantharuberto.comInstagram: @hellobeyoutifulpodcastHello BeYOUtiful's Facebook Community: @hellobeyoutifulpodcast 

Ep 62: Conviction- A Voice for the Wrongfully Accused (with Jia Wertz)

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