The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain first premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2019; a year and a half later, it is heading to Berlin’s European Film Market carrying the weight of 2020’s racial reckoning.
The 80-minute indie, written and directed by David Mindell, follows the final moments of Chamberlain’s life. He was a 68-year-old Black veteran killed by White Plains, New York police in 2011 after accidentally setting off his Life Alert, which escalated to a standoff and officers breaking down Chamberlain’s apartment door. He was shot twice in the chest, and no charges were ...
The 80-minute indie, written and directed by David Mindell, follows the final moments of Chamberlain’s life. He was a 68-year-old Black veteran killed by White Plains, New York police in 2011 after accidentally setting off his Life Alert, which escalated to a standoff and officers breaking down Chamberlain’s apartment door. He was shot twice in the chest, and no charges were ...
David Midell’s The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain — a ripped-from-the-headlines film about Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a Black veteran with bipolar disorder who was killed during an encounter with police in 2011 — has won the top narrative feature prize at the 24th annual Urbanworld Film Festival.
Frankie Faison, Anika Noni Rose, Steve O’Connell, Enrico Natale, Ben Marten and Laroyce Hawkins star in the the film, which was produced by Natale, Sharad Chib, Chris Paladino and Milan Chakraborty. Chamberlain’s story garnered national headlines at the time of his death and predated many of the current conversations surrounding how authorities handle situations involving those ...
Frankie Faison, Anika Noni Rose, Steve O’Connell, Enrico Natale, Ben Marten and Laroyce Hawkins star in the the film, which was produced by Natale, Sharad Chib, Chris Paladino and Milan Chakraborty. Chamberlain’s story garnered national headlines at the time of his death and predated many of the current conversations surrounding how authorities handle situations involving those ...
- 9/28/2020
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