2023 | United States | Documentary

Incident

  • English English, Spanish 30 mins
  • Director | Bill Morrison
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Bill Morrison

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

In 2018, Chicago barber Harith “Snoop” Augustus is shot dead by police on his way to work. Incident first shows this shocking event from a distance, a view from above. This is followed by a chilling reconstruction based on footage from different angles and viewpoints, including surveillance cameras, and the dashboard cameras and bodycams of the officers present.

At a certain point, different perspectives are combined in split-screen, intensely conveying the chaos, and the anger and desperation of the bystanders. Some know the victim. They see that he’s still breathing. Gradually a disconcerting picture unfolds not only of the shooting incident itself, but also of the immediate aftermath. Where do the priority’s of the police officers involved lie?

Community Outcry Use Of Force Police Response Witness Perspectives Surveillance Footage