Live Q&A with Cast and Crew with the William Winter Institute to Follow 7:00PM CDT, 8pm EDT, June 21
Winner of Best Narrative Feature at Oxford Film Festival and Both Narrative Jury Award and Audience Awards at 2019 Austin Film Festival
| WHO: Expected guests at the Livestream Q&A include actor Frankie Faison, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., director David Midell, producer Enrico Nataleand executive producers Milan Chakraborty (My Friend Dahmer, Assassination Nation) and Bob Chib.
WHAT:The Mississippi Premiere of David Midell’s The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain at the Oxford Film Festival, Q&A to follow digital screening. WHERE: Online Only WHEN: The screening becomes available on June 21st at 2:00 am EDT and viewers will have 1 day & 22 hours to begin watching. Once they click “Watch now,” they’ll have unlimited access for 24 hours. |
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/TKOKCOFF; 50% of ticket sales from the screening will benefit The Westchester (New York) Coalition for Police Reform, which is the organization that Chamberlain Jr. formed after his father’s death. https://policereformny.wordpress.com
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| Non ticket holders can see the Q&A happen anywhere in world by tuning in at either: youtube.com/oxfordfilmfest or https://www.facebook.com/oxfordfilmfest/
About the Film: 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. Social |