Traffic stop
2018
DVD
From the two-time Peabody Award-winning team of director Kate Davis and producer David Heilbroner (The Newburgh Sting, Stonewall Uprising), this haunting and compelling Academy Award®-nominated, 30-minute, documentary short tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas, who was stopped in 2015 for a routine traffic violation-an encounter that escalated into a dramatic and violent arrest. Caught on police dashcams, the 108 pound Breaion (who had never been arrested before) is seen pulled from her parked car by the white arresting officer, repeatedly slammed to the ground, handcuffed, and placed into the back of the police car with the help of a second officer. En route to jail in a squad car, Breaion engages in a revealing conversation with the escorting officer about race and law enforcement in America. Footage from the disturbing incident is juxtaposed with scenes from Breaion's everyday life as a schoolteacher and dancer, offering a fuller portrait of the woman who now struggles to make sense of her clash with law enforcement.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 videodisc (19 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- digital optical surround Dolby Digital 2.0
- video file DVD video region 1
- polychrome
Target Audience Note: Canadian Home Video Rating: NR.
Notes:
- "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
- Title from container.
- Breaion King.
- DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- For private home use only.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Contents:
- Stopped for Speeding (3:39); King's Background (7:10); Reviewing the Incident (8:02); King's Arrest (6:13); Taking a Stand (4:02); Credits: Traffic Stop (1:19); Traffic Stop (0:20).
Control Number: 2596116
UPC: 888574725150
Publisher: [United States] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2018]