Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret
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| Directed by | Jace Alexander |
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| Theme music composer | Erran Baron Cohen Gregor Narholz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Sharone Meir |
| Editor | Kathryn Himoff
Christopher Nelson Yvette Mangassarian |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | June 22, 2013 |
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret is a 2013 American made-for-television drama film about the murder of Travis Alexander. Directed by Jace Alexander and executive produced by Joshua D. Maurer and Alixandre Witlin and Judith Verno, the film focuses on Jodi Arias, a woman who was convicted of murdering Travis Alexander (her ex boyfriend). Created for and distributed by the Lifetime in association with City Entertainment and Silver Screen Pictures, the film premiered June 22, 2013.[1]
City Entertainment's Maurer and Witlin originally sold the project to Lifetime, which began consideration of the film as early as March 2012, eight months before the trial commenced,[2] and began shooting it even as the trial was underway.[3] A March 2013 report by Fox News shared that pre-production and casting were underway at that time, filming was to begin at Los Angeles locations in April, and actress Tania Raymonde had been selected to play the role of Jodi Arias.[4]
Filming of the project began while the Maricopa County, Arizona trial was still ongoing, and concluded after the trial's May 8, 2013 first degree murder verdict for defendant Jodi Arias.[5] The film's courtroom scenes were shot two days after the trial's conclusion, with portions of the original script rewritten to include key moments excerpted from case's final proceedings.[2]
Storyline
The film follows the prosecution's timeline of events, and while some of the film's dialog is taken word-for-word from actual court transcripts, only the last five minutes of the film are dedicated to the courtroom scenes. The bulk of the film revolves around the love affair between Jodi Arias (Tania Raymonde) and Travis Alexander (Jesse Lee Soffer), the man she was convicted of murdering.[6]
Cast
- Tania Raymonde as Jodi Arias
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Travis Alexander
- David Zayas as Detective Esteban Flores
- Leah Pipes as Katie
- Zane Holtz as Nick
- Tony Plana as Prosecutor Juan Martinez
- Debra Mooney as Caroline
- Jace Alexander as Boss
- Meredith Salenger as Jennifer Willmott
- Jeff Howard as Paul
- Makinna Ridgway as Helen
- Kimberly Whalen as Angela
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Sheri
- Fernando Aldaz as Guy
- Jen Oda as Lab Tech