The Force (2017)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Force |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 80/93? Minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Nicks |
| script | Peter Nicks, Linda Davis , Lawrence Lerew |
| production | Peter Nicks, Linda Davis, Lawrence Lerew |
| music | Justin Melland |
| camera | Peter Nicks |
| cut | Lawrence Lerew |
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The Force is an American documentary by Peter Nicks , which celebrated its world premiere on January 22, 2017 as part of the US Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival . The film shows the work of the Oakland Police Department and tells of the difficulties and scandals within the police department of Oakland .
action
Using the example of Oakland in California, the film shows the work and problems of a US police agency. Since the killing of the Afro-American Michael Brown by a police officer on August 9, 2014 in the small town of Ferguson in the state of Missouri, the population there has been very distrustful of the law enforcement officers. The African American population in particular is calling for a rethink in police work.
The hopelessly understaffed police department not only has to fight crime in the city on a daily basis, but also has to try in the long term to polish up its damaged image and smooth things over. The police officers, but also their superiors, must avoid further misconduct and further allegations of police violence in the further course.
background
Like many law enforcement agencies in the United States, the Oakland Police Department made headlines for questionable policing methods, despite the city's efforts to improve relationships between its forces and the population. The situation got worse after the police killing of African American Michael Brown in 2014.
Less than two years later, the police chief Sean Whent resigned, and shortly afterwards the interim chief Ben Fairow had to resign in June 2016 because of a sex scandal and finally his successor Paul Figueroa had to resign. This was nothing new in the history of Oakland Police, as three city police chiefs announced their resignation in 2013 after various scandals. In June 2016, the city was able to look back on six different police chiefs since 2011.
Subsequently, Sabrina Landreth, who previously worked for the Oakland City Council and served as Mayor of Emeryville, took over the management of the department at the behest of Libby Schaaf, the Mayor of Oakland.
production
Rod
The director took Peter Nicks . It is in The Force to the second film of a planned trilogy about institutions in Oakland . In the film The Waiting Room , which was released in 2012, Nicks drew attention to the grievances in health care, in The Force crime and the work of the police will be the focus. The last part of the planned trilogy should have the education system as the subject. In the trilogy built as a documentary series, Nicks said he was inspired by the drama series The Wire , which focuses on a different institution in Baltimore , Maryland each season .
The director, who also ran the camera and was recognized in 2007 for his documentary series AIR: America's Investigative Reports in the News & Documentary Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine , is known for drawing attention to grievances in his films make and boldly report uncomfortable truths. His documentary The Waiting Room received critical acclaim. Producer Linda Davis , who co- wrote the screenplay for The Force with Nicks and Lawrence Lerew and had produced The Waiting Room , had also been nominated several times for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The film editor Lawrence Lerew also received a nomination for this award for his work on the documentary.
publication
The film celebrated its world premiere on January 22, 2017 as part of the US Documentary Competition of the Sundance Film Festival . Starting May 20, 2017, The Force was presented at the Seattle International Film Festival . The film is scheduled to hit German cinemas on February 28, 2019.
reception
Reviews
The film has so far won over 93 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics .
Sean P. Means from The Salt Lake Tribune speaks of a convincing documentary that shows how good intentions turn into bad habits in the crisis-ridden Oakland Police Department.
Awards
San Francisco International Film Festival 2017
- Nomination as The Golden Gate Award Documentary Feature - Documentaries ( Peter Nicks )
- Award with the McBaine Bay Area Documentary Feature Award (Peter Nick)
- Nomination as a competition film in the US Documentary Competition
- Received the Directing Award - US Documentary (Peter Nicks)
See also
Web links
- The Force in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Force in the Viennale program
- The Force - Interview on the Mountain Morning Show with Peter Nicks from Park City Television on Youtube (video, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Fear: 25 Movies We Can't Wait to See at Sundance 2017 In: Rolling Stone, January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Sam Levin: 'Like a bad novel': Oakland police lose second chief in a week amid sex scandal In: The Guardian, June 15, 2016.
- ↑ Kristofer Noceda, Jodi Hernandez and Cheryl Hurd: 'I Am Here to Run a Police Department, Not a Frat House': Oakland Mayor Addresses Racist Texts, Losing Another Police Chief In: nbcbayarea.com, June 17, 2016.
- ^ The Force In: moviepilot.de. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ The Force In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ The Force In: cinereach.org. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Printable Film Guide In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 19, 2017 (PDF; 17.8 MB)
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ↑ The Force In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ Sean P. Means: Sundance review: 'The Force' In: Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 24, 2017.
- ↑ Festival Competition ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: sffilm.org. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ SFFILM Announces Golden Gate Award Winners at 60th San Francisco International Film Festival In: sffilm.org, April 16, 2017.
- ↑ Dominic Patten and Patrick Hipes: Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore' & 'Dina' Take Grand Jury Prizes In: deadline.com, January 28, 2017.
