Do police reforms work? Under the banner of Black Lives Matter, 2020 has seen what is likely the largest wave of protests in United States history: all centred on the crisis of police killing Black people. or years, officials have introduced police reforms. But reforms have failed to stop police from killing Black people in astonishingly high numbers, people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Marqueese Alston – shot in Washington, DC in 2018. The failure of reforms has driven protesters to a more radical demand: defund the police.
2021 /
Finalist
FAULT LINES – MOMENT OF RECKONING
Director & Producer: Kavitha Chekuru,
Laila Al-Arian
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2020 |
26 min
USA
Languages: English
AWARD:
Special Mention
Type:
Doc Short
Themes:
Human Rights, Uprising, Economy
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