Police Brutality Movies

  • 1970
    In Defense of Justice in Denver

    In Defense of Justice in Denver

    In Defense of Justice in Denver

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    The only people charged over the brutal police murder of Elijah McClain are community activists who organized mass peaceful demonstrations calling...

    In Defense of Justice in Denver
  • 1966
    Because My Bike Was There...

    Because My Bike Was There...

    Because My Bike Was There...

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    On 19 March 1966, a photo exhibition about the police intervention during the wedding of Beatrix and Claus opened in Amsterdam. After the opening,...

    Because My Bike Was There...
  • 1970
    What World Do You Live In?

    What World Do You Live In?

    What World Do You Live In?

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    A collaborative video and activism project between long-time community filmmaker Rebecca Garrett and Sanctuary, a church community drop-in, evolves...

    What World Do You Live In?
  • 2000
    Prime Evil

    Prime Evil

    Prime Evil

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    Eugene de Kock, nicknamed "Prime Evil," was South Africa's most notorious government assassin under the apartheid regime. A highly decorated and...

    Prime Evil
  • 2004
    Every Mother's Son

    Every Mother's Son

    Every Mother's Son

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    Anthony Baez died during a football game when an officer put him in an illegal chokehold. Amadou Diallo was unarmed when he was shot at 41 times by...

    Every Mother's Son
  • 2000
    41 Shots

    41 Shots

    41 Shots

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    On February 4, 1999, 19 of the 41 shots fired in 10 seconds by 4 NYPD Street Crimes Unit cops hit Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo as he stood in the...

    41 Shots
  • 1987
    Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

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    A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community...

    Black and Blue
  • 1970
    COMPLACENCY

    COMPLACENCY

    COMPLACENCY

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    After unarmed black man is killed by a white police officer, reactions have a deep impact on those involved.

    COMPLACENCY
  • 1980
    Gidget Meets Hondo

    Gidget Meets Hondo

    Gidget Meets Hondo

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    Filmed in response to the LAPD’s shooting of Eulia Love in 1979, Gidget Meets Hondo opens with stills taken by Bernard Nicolas of a...

    Gidget Meets Hondo
  • 1981
    You Have Struck a Rock!

    You Have Struck a Rock!

    You Have Struck a Rock!

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    You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the...

    You Have Struck a Rock!
  • 1970
    Väkivallan miehiä

    Väkivallan miehiä

    Väkivallan miehiä

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    Police officer beats young man while on duty. His colleague, who knows the victims family and who just became father himself, gets pulled into the...

    Väkivallan miehiä
  • 1983
    Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

    Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

    Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

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    This feature documentary takes us to the heart of the Jane-Finch "Corridor" in the early 1980s. Covering six square blocks in Toronto's North York,...

    Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
  • 1976
    From Spikes to Spindles

    From Spikes to Spindles

    From Spikes to Spindles

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    This raw, gutsy portrait of New York's Chinatown captures the early days of an emerging consciousness in the community. We see a Chinatown rarely...

    From Spikes to Spindles