STOP (DVD)
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Synopsis
The feature length documentary STOP follows three years in the life of David Ourlicht, one of the four named plaintiffs in Floyd vs. City of New York. By interweaving the story of Davids family with the action around the trial, STOP places the stop and frisk controversy in the context of a long history of civil rights. From Davids Jewish grandfather, who describes being arrested in Greenwich Village on his first date with Davids grandmother, an African-American woman, to Davids biracial father, Italian-American mother, and mixed race sister, the Ourlicht family offers a powerful backdrop to the flashpoint issue of stop and frisk. The film asks: Must we trade safety for civil rights? From interviews with the lead attorneys bringing in the case, to police officers who defend the practice, to the law professor who wrote the expert report, to coverage of Mayor Bloomberg and Police Chief Ray Kelly, STOP paints a picture of a city divided. Then the trial begins. From the rallies, to the pres
Format | DVD |
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Release Date | Jun 30, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary, Special Interest |
Actors | David Ourlicht, Michael Bloomberg, Ray Kelly |
Director | Spencer Wolff |
Runtime | 87 |
Language | English |
Sub Titles | No |
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