Verbatim: The Ferguson Case

Director: Brett Weiner
Screenwriters: Grand Jury Transcript

Institute History

  • 2016 Sundance Film Festival

Description

Unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Using court transcripts from the case, this short film juxtaposes the reenacted testimony of two key witnesses: Dorian Johnson and the police officer himself, Darren Wilson.

Screens with Shorts Program 3.

Screening Details

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