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John

John, Kat Anderson (2019)

Synopsis

A young male patient of a psychiatric hospital, witnesses the death of another Black male patient at the hands of white staff. Blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, this work draws from real life cases of Black mentally ill men who have died as a result of excessive force.

Details

Year: 2019
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 29 min 46 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Kat Anderson

Genre

Experimental Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kat Anderson

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