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New documentary grapples with death row executions, spirituality
JAMES CHASE SANCHEZ, left, is an associate professor at Middlebury College and the producer of the new documentary film “The Spiritual Advisor,” which follows the Rev. Jeff Hood in his role as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates leading up to the 2024 execution of Emmanuel Littlejohn. Sanchez is pictured here with Joel Fendelman, director of the film, at the premiere in New York City last month.
Photo courtesy of James Chase Sanchez
December 4, 2025
“The Spiritual Advisor,” produced by Middlebury College professor James Sanchez, follows Rev. Jeff Hood as he counsels Oklahoma inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn in the days leading up his execution.
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