The story of the struggles for justice by the families of people who have died in police custody. Between 1969 and 1999, over one thousand people died in police custody in England. Not one police officer has ever been convicted for these deaths. Brian Douglas, Joy Gardner, Shiji Lapite and Ibrahima Sey all met violent deaths at the hands of the police. This film documents a five year period when the families of the dead came together to fight for the truth.
Reviews
“One of the most despairing and powerful films ever made in this country”
- The Guardian (UK)
“A requiem for the murdered.”
- COMMENT
Awards
• Critics’ Choice, Time Out
• Best Documentary, BFM London Film Festival, 2002
• National Social Justice Award, 2003
• Best Documentary (Human Rights), One World Film Festival, 2003
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TWN acknowledges that in New York we are on the unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape,
Canarsie, Shinecock, and Munsee peoples and challenges the harm that continues to
be inflicted upon Indigenous and People of Color communities here and abroad,
which is why we all need to be part of the struggle for rights, equality and justice.
TWN is supported in part by the National Endownment for the Arts, New York State Council
on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affarirs, New York Community Trust, Peace Development Fund,
Humanities NY and individual donors.
