police brutality Archives

When I Needed Them, My Community Was There for Me

By Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | April 12, 2021

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

By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020

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

By Muta’Ali | August 12, 2020

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.

By Victoria Ruiz | June 1, 2020

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.

By David Midell | October 24, 2019

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

By Victoria Ruiz | January 20, 2017

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

By David Felix Sutcliffe | August 10, 2016

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

By Shamir Bailey | August 1, 2016

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