Black and Blue

Overview

A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from the tenure of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue. This documentary is a testimony to long-standing tensions between police and people of color in communities throughout the United States.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1987

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

New Liberty Productions,Third World Newsreel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded