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.
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Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studios
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Title
Black and Blue
Released
Apr 10, 1987
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
58m
Status
Released
Studios
Third World Newsreel, New Liberty Productions
