Bars4justice (2015)

Directed by

Queen Muhammad Ali

Genre

independent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary captures the events in Ferguson, Missouri on the first anniversary of Michael Brown's shooting. It shows people gathering to commemorate and protest.

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What happens

Bars4Justice (also #Bars4Justice) is a 2015 American short documentary film directed by Samoan filmmaker Queen Muhammad Ali and Hakeem Khaaliq. The film was recorded in Ferguson, Missouri during the first anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9–10, 2015. The film is an official selection of several international festivals including winning Best Short documentary at the 24th annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, Glasgow Short Film Festival in Scotland, Tirana International Film Festival (DOCUTIFF) in Albania, and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan NY. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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