"Morrison compiles the definitive and incontrovertible narrative of the events that took place on that day." - Arlin Golden, Screen Slate
Monday, December 9, 6:15 p.m. | Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath. (New Yorker Films) Tickets free at the box office for Chicago students with ID. Content consideration: includes scenes of graphic violence. Dialogue: director Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven, founder of Invisible Institute, moderated by Invisible Institute's Yohance Lacour.
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Awards & Nominations
Official Selection - Telluride Film Festival, IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival, Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Winner - Best Short Film, UnArchive Found Footage Festival
Winner - Best Short Documentary, International Documentary Association
Winner - Best Documentary, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Winner - Best Short Documentary, Florida Film Festival
Winner - Best Use of Footage in a Short Documentary, Focal International Awards
Winner - Best Short Film, IFF Art Film Košice
Nominee, Critics Choice Doc Awards, 2024 DOC NYC shortlist
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu