United States / Apr 10, 1987 / Festival premiere at Theater of Living Arts during Philadelphia's Voices of Dissent Festival
58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Black and Blue |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Third World Newsreel, New Liberty Productions |
| Release date | 10 aprile 1987 |
| Production | Hugh L. King, Lamar Williams |
| Editing | Esther Croft |
| Assistant directors | Lamar Williams, Hugh L. King |
| Music | Allan Sukennik, Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
| Sound | Allan Sukennik, Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
Release dates
Premiere
Digital
United States / Dec 01, 2020 / The Criterion Channel
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