California Premiere of The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

Award-Winning THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN Makes California Premiere At The Method Fest Independent Film Festival.

WINNER OF BOTH THE NARRATIVE JURY AWARD AND AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE 2019 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

WHO: Expected guests include: star Frankie Faison (The Wire, Do the Right Thing), writer/director/producer David Midell; producer/editor/cast Enrico Natale (Silver Skies); executive producers Bob Chib, Chris Paladino and Milan Chakraborty (My Friend Dahmer, Assassination Nation); Director of Photography Camrin Petramale, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. and more.*.

WHAT: The California Premiere of David Midell’s The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival. Q&As to follow the screening. http://methodfest.com

On the morning of November 19, 2011, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. (Faison), a 68-year-old African-American army veteran suffering from bipolar disorder, was sleeping peacefully in his apartment when his medical alert system was mistakenly activated. Emergency services, including police officers, were dispatched to check on him. Two hours later, the police officers, who were charged with ensuring Kenneth’s health and safety, shot him to death. What happened in the intervening hours was a harrowing tale of fear, abuse, misunderstanding, and strength in the face of insurmountable odds.

When the police officers arrived, Kenneth informed them that he had mistakenly set off his medical alert. He thanked them for their concern and asked them to leave. The officers refused to leave, and for two hours they taunted Kenneth, ridiculed his military service and howled racial epithets, all as Kenneth struggled to maintain his composure. As the confrontation escalated, despite Kenneth pleading for the officers to leave, they broke down his door, tased him, and finally, shot him to death.

This film is based on a true story. The filmmakers worked with the family of Kenneth Chamberlain and also used court records and trial audio to recreate the events that led to this tragedy.

WHEN: Monday, March 22nd at 7:00pm

WHERE: Laemmle’s Fine Arts: 8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

TICKETS: https://filmfreeway.com/TheMethodFestIndependentFilmFestival/tickets