: By focusing on small, intimate moments of generosity and struggle, the film suggests that strength is drawn from the community when institutional systems like education and the police have failed. Critical Reception
: It also documents the activities of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense as they investigate a lynching and organize community justice efforts. what_you_gonna_do
The film follows several interconnected stories in New Orleans and Mississippi during the summer of 2017, a period marked by a string of police shootings of Black men. : By focusing on small, intimate moments of
“Filming in black-and-white, Minervini finds poetry in silhouettes, the city's musical rhythms and small moments of generosity.” The New York Times · 6 years ago : By focusing on small
: By focusing on small, intimate moments of generosity and struggle, the film suggests that strength is drawn from the community when institutional systems like education and the police have failed. Critical Reception
: It also documents the activities of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense as they investigate a lynching and organize community justice efforts.
The film follows several interconnected stories in New Orleans and Mississippi during the summer of 2017, a period marked by a string of police shootings of Black men.
“Filming in black-and-white, Minervini finds poetry in silhouettes, the city's musical rhythms and small moments of generosity.” The New York Times · 6 years ago
