A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from the tenure of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue. This documentary is a testimony to long-standing tensions between police and people of color in communities throughout the United States.
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Editorial Consultant
Esther Croft
Producer
Lamar Williams
Director
Lamar Williams
Producer
Hugh L. King
Director
Hugh L. King
Original Music Composer
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
police brutalityphiladelphia, pennsylvania
Status
Released
Countries
United States of America
Companies
Third World Newsreel
New Liberty Productions
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Black and Blue - A film by Hugh King & Lamar Williams