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)
- Directors
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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)
Then I read the last two reviews, both posted on November 16, 2017. Neither are reviews of the documentary but attacks on Mike Brown. I won't get into how I grew up within 10 miles in of Ferguson or about how I've lived in St. Louis for 50. How I know that, even though I'm a white woman, racism is alive and well in St. Louis. This documentary was a very accurate portrayal of what the reality is for black people (and other POC) in St. Louis. I've witnessed it over and over again.
The documentary was very well done. It was straight forward and real. Everybody should watch it.
- bobina_sm
- Nov 18, 2017
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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
- Color