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UNITED STATES · 2014

I Can't Breathe

Spike Lee
New Black Cinema police brutality racial justice systemic racism Eric Garner accountability
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Synopsis

This short film combines footage of the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of the New York City Police Department and an interview with an acquaintance of his.

Year2014
CountryUnited States
DirectorSpike Lee
MovementNew Black Cinema
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