The Force
(DVD)
Contributors
Nicks, Peter, film director,
Lerew, Lawrence, screenwriter,
Davis, Linda film producer,
Melland, Justin, composer (expression)
Open'hood (Organization), production company.
Lerew, Lawrence, screenwriter,
Davis, Linda film producer,
Melland, Justin, composer (expression)
Open'hood (Organization), production company.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2017].
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | DVD 363.220979 FORCE | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video Nonfiction | DVD 363.232 FOR | On Shelf |
South Holland Public Library - Stacks | DVD 363.23 FOR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- California -- Oakland -- History -- 21st century.
Black lives matter movement -- California -- Oakland.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Oakland (Calif.). -- Police Department.
Police -- California -- Oakland -- History -- 21st century.
Police brutality -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies.
Police misconduct -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Black lives matter movement -- California -- Oakland.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Oakland (Calif.). -- Police Department.
Police -- California -- Oakland -- History -- 21st century.
Police brutality -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies.
Police misconduct -- California -- Oakland -- Case studies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2017].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329225940, 738329227340, 00738329227340
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2017.
General Note
Program content: ©2017.
General Note
Funded by JustFilms.
General Note
Includes trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Composer, Justin Melland ; cinematographer, Peter Nicks ; editor, Lawrence Lerew.
Description
Beginning in 2014, this film chronicles two years with the Oakland Police Department, which, in 2003, was put under federal oversight for misconduct and civil rights abuses. Relations between the department and the community are explored in the wake of nationally publicized police shootings and the advent of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Description
"Sprawling, immediate, and complex, Peter Nicks's verité documentary moves like a pulsing, timely thriller. In 2014, after over a decade of federal monitoring for misconduct and civil rights abuses, the Oakland Police Department hires Chief Sean Whent ... in hopes of bridging a historically tense divide between its officers and the community they serve. The Force captures everything; it hovers over Oakland's evening skies and rides inside speeding police vehicles, granting viewers breathless firsthand access to some of law enforcement's most dangerous jobs. With fly-on-the-wall intimacy, we see a department trapped in transition, desperate to shed its corrupt image but also challenged by an increasingly organized and urgent Black Lives Matter movement erupting right outside its doorstep"--Container.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival, Directing Award, U.S. Documentary; SF Film Festival, Best Bay Area Documentary Feature; HotDocs 2017, official selection; AFI Docs, official selection
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nicks, P., Lerew, L., Davis, L., & Melland, J. (2017). The Force (Widescreen.). Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter, Nicks et al.. 2017. The Force. Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter, Nicks et al.. The Force Kino Lorber, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nicks, Peter,, Lawrence Lerew, Linda Davis, and Justin Melland. The Force Widescreen., Kino Lorber, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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