Police Brutality Movies

  • 2016
    Show Me Democracy

    Show Me Democracy

    Show Me Democracy

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    Amidst the storm of Ferguson, 7 St. Louis college students evolve into advocates and activists as they demand change through policy and protest

    Show Me Democracy
  • 2014
    Mater Dolorosa

    Mater Dolorosa

    Mater Dolorosa

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    On April 26, 2014 Douglas Pereira, a dancer, was killed by the police. The film documents the protests following his death.

    Mater Dolorosa
  • 2021
    Shots Fired

    Shots Fired

    Shots Fired

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    Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state with Frontline's local journalism partner The Salt...

    Shots Fired
  • 2026
    Precedent

    Precedent

    Precedent

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    A documentary on police brutality during the anti-corruption protest in Valjevo, Serbia on August 14th, 2025.

    Precedent
  • 2024
    KOLATERAL

    KOLATERAL

    KOLATERAL

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    High school student, Adie Gonzales, doesn’t care much about politics, until a haunting dream pulls her into a terrifying reality. Driven by a...

    KOLATERAL
  • 2019
    A Terra em que Pisar

    A Terra em que Pisar

    A Terra em que Pisar

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    A Terra em que Pisar
  • 1989
    How to Squash a Squat

    How to Squash a Squat

    How to Squash a Squat

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    1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, squatters and their community allies try to stop...

    How to Squash a Squat
  • 2007
    OP Genova 2001

    OP Genova 2001

    OP Genova 2001

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    Produced by the Genoa Legal Forum Secretariat, the video presents a reconstruction of the events of Friday, July 20, 2001, based on documents...

    OP Genova 2001
  • 2021
    When a City Rises

    When a City Rises

    When a City Rises

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    Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the...

    When a City Rises
  • 2004
    Every Mother's Son

    Every Mother's Son

    Every Mother's Son

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    Anthony Baez died during a football game when an officer put him in an illegal chokehold. Amadou Diallo was unarmed when he was shot at 41 times by...

    Every Mother's Son
  • 2020
    Meet Me By The Magnolia Tree

    Meet Me By The Magnolia Tree

    Meet Me By The Magnolia Tree

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    “Meet Me by the Magnolia Tree” is a student documentary on the history of Richmond’s gay community and the role cruising for sex...

    Meet Me By The Magnolia Tree
  • 2019
    Vitoria, marzo de 1976

    Vitoria, marzo de 1976

    Vitoria, marzo de 1976

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    Vitoria, marzo de 1976
  • 2017
    Chickens

    Chickens

    Chickens

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    In the fashion of horror satire, Two LAPD cops try to cover up a situation after killing an unarmed black teen. But things don't go as planned.

    Chickens
  • 2018
    Swimming to Ferguson

    Swimming to Ferguson

    Swimming to Ferguson

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    Beneath the fury of Ferguson unrest, an affable professor dedicates his life to actionable, peaceful change while attempting the grueling triple...

    Swimming to Ferguson
  • 2019
    1312

    1312

    1312

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    Facts about American police officers

    1312
  • 2021
    Article 12

    Article 12

    Article 12

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    A young Colombian woman confronts her father and best friend, who resist her taking to the streets to protest for fear of the repression and violence...

    Article 12
  • 1987
    Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

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    A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community...

    Black and Blue
  • 2019
    Preston's Gone

    Preston's Gone

    Preston's Gone

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    Preston Thornton, an Army veteran, was experiencing paranoid delusions at his home. After calling the Veteran's Crisis line, deputies arrived to...

    Preston's Gone
  • 1970
    COMPLACENCY

    COMPLACENCY

    COMPLACENCY

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    After unarmed black man is killed by a white police officer, reactions have a deep impact on those involved.

    COMPLACENCY
  • 2000
    Prime Evil

    Prime Evil

    Prime Evil

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    Eugene de Kock, nicknamed "Prime Evil," was South Africa's most notorious government assassin under the apartheid regime. A highly decorated and...

    Prime Evil