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Tag: police brutality

Stories of What’s Left Behind: On Making They Won’t Call It Murder

Film
By Ingrid Raphaël and Melissa Gira Grant | September 15, 2022
By Ingrid Raphaël and Melissa Gira Grant | September 15, 2022

Stories of What’s Left Behind: On Making They Won’t Call It Murder

The directors of the new Field of Vision short documentary share their experiences chronicling the human impact of police killings in Columbus, Ohio.

When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me

Film
By Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | April 12, 2021
By Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | April 12, 2021

When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me

Director Jessica Kavana Dornbusch on how her Miami filmmaking peers stepped up when her new movie Reefa was illegally shut down by the police.

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Music
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Buick Audra of Friendship Commanders walks through the difficult process of writing a true song.

Radical Honesty: You Alone Are Powerful

Film
By Muta’Ali | August 12, 2020
By Muta’Ali | August 12, 2020

Radical Honesty: You Alone Are Powerful

Muta'Ali, director of the documentary Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, takes a frank look at how each of us can impact the present moment.

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Music
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020
By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops, Too

Revisiting Ruiz’s 2017 essay on how, if we’re to protest Donald Trump, we must also protest one of his biggest supporters: the police.

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Film
By David Midell | October 24, 2019
By David Midell | October 24, 2019

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops This Weekend, Too

Voices
By Victoria Ruiz | January 20, 2017
By Victoria Ruiz | January 20, 2017

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops This Weekend, Too

When you’re marching against Trump on Saturday, remember who helped him win the presidency.

Why the Systematic Targeting of Citizen Journalists by Police Must Stop

Film
By David Felix Sutcliffe | August 10, 2016
By David Felix Sutcliffe | August 10, 2016

Why the Systematic Targeting of Citizen Journalists by Police Must Stop

Filmmaker David Felix Sutcliffe's open letter to the documentary community about courage, cameraphones and the #RightToRecord.

Shamir Explains Why This Orange is the New Black Death Scene Bothered Him So Much

Music
By Shamir Bailey | August 1, 2016
By Shamir Bailey | August 1, 2016

Shamir Explains Why This Orange is the New Black Death Scene Bothered Him So Much

The singer-songwriter talks race, police violence and dangerous fictions.

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