An unflinching look at how the police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement.An unflinching look at how the police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement.An unflinching look at how the police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 18 nominations
- Self
- (as Brother Shadid)
- Self
- (as Mama Cat)
- Self - Ferguson Police Chief
- (archive footage)
- Self - Governor of Missouri
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaMichael Brown, the decedent whose death sparked 4 days of violent riots, never put his hands up in surrender and in fact, charged and grabbed the gun of the police officer that shot him.
- Quotes
David Whitt: It was obvious military tactic. Come in, cut off their communication, round them up, you know what I'm saying? Then, once we had them under control, have them lose people, have a combat photographer come in and say like 'Hey, look, they going crazy' Yeah, they going crazy because we just cut off their communication and shot a couple of them. And then, later on, everything calm and all that and then everybody home, like 'Oh hey, they rounded up the insurgents' We in their country. How are they insurgents? You know what I'm saying? That's what's going on in Ferguson, man.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Subject (2022)
The sad part comes later. Poor people exploited.
Exploited by the thieves and robbers who make use of the revolt to destroy property. Not only they disgrace the manifestation, but they will make the lives of the people living there even worse without shops and restaurants nearby.
Exploited by the police. The police who does not care or interfere with the problems of the people living there only to ask for more money, more wages, more equipment and bigger pensions.
Exploited by the speakers. Young men and women taking about "our kids". Even if the "kid" was quite an adult. Progressive speakers who care about their possible speaking engagements and TV shows. Speakers who put salt on the wounds in the names of "being united". History shows these people usually move beyond the racial lines, in low crime towns and keep talking about the suffering while sending their kids to private schools.
Exploited by the film makers who get to travel and walk the documentary.
And the people are left there. With less police. Less places to shop. Less employments opportunities nearby.
- ersbel
- Nov 28, 2018
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $182,799
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $43,804
- Aug 13, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $182,799
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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