Film
Unarmed Black Male
2016 · 1h 30m · Documentary
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Overview
Film following the murder trial of a white police officer in Portsmouth, Virginia, accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager. On 22 April 2015, Officer Stephen Rankin responded to a report of shoplifting at a Walmart store. Minutes after arriving in the parking lot, he shot and killed William Chapman. After Chapman's death, Rankin was fired from Portsmouth Police Department and charged with first-degree murder. Chapman was just one of 306 black men who were killed by police in the US last year, but just 14 police officers faced any charges - Rankin was one of them.
Crew
- James JonesDirector
Details
- Release date
- November 3, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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