The Man Who Drew God
A teenager's cell phone recording of George Floyd's death at the hands of police sparks nationwide protests and civil unrest, forcing America to confront deep-rooted issues of racial injustice and pol…
The Man Who Drew God
A teenager's cell phone recording of George Floyd's death at the hands of police sparks nationwide protests and civil unrest, forcing America to confront deep-rooted issues of racial injustice and police brutality. (Winner Best Feature Documentary London City Film Festival) When 17yr old Darnell Frazier captures cell phone footage of officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, with his knee on Floyd's neck, pinning him to the ground. Floyd, handcuffed and subdued, can be heard pleading with Chauvin to remove his knee. Over four minutes, Floyd repeatedly cries out "I can't breathe," until he becomes unresponsive. Three other officers stand by, ignoring the requests of bystanders to check on Floyd's breathing. And for several minutes after Floyd appears to stop breathing, Chauvin keeps his knee on his neck, until paramedics arrive to carry his body into an ambulance. The documentary covers the unrest that follows as the country becomes lost in turmoil. —Jeff Benjamin
The Man Who Drew God
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A teenager's cell phone recording of George Floyd's death at the hands of police sparks nationwide protests and civil unrest, forcing America to confront deep-rooted issues of racial injustice and police brutality. (Winner Best Feature Documentary London City Film Festival) When 17yr old Darnell Frazier captures cell phone footage of officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, with his knee on Floyd's neck, pinning him to the ground. Floyd, handcuffed and subdued, can be heard pleading with Chauvin to remove his knee.
Over four minutes, Floyd repeatedly cries out "I can't breathe," until he becomes unresponsive. Three other officers stand by, ignoring the requests of bystanders to check on Floyd's breathing. And for several minutes after Floyd appears to stop breathing, Chauvin keeps his knee on his neck, until paramedics arrive to carry his body into an ambulance.
The documentary covers the unrest that follows as the country becomes lost in turmoil. —Jeff Benjamin.