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2015100 minPG-13documentary

Cincinnati Goddamn

2015100 minPG-13documentary

Fifteen black men were killed by Cincinnati police between 1995 and 2001, prompting protests and a long fight for justice by their families.

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Fifteen black men were killed by Cincinnati police between 1995 and 2001, prompting protests and a long fight for justice by their families.

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Paul Hilldirector

April Martindirector

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Timothy Thomas's death in 2001 led to three days of protests in Cincinnati, Ohio. The documentary covers police brutality and anti-black racism in the city from 1995 to 2001, during which fifteen black men were killed by police. It focuses on the murders of Thomas and Roger Owensby, Jr. News reports, first-person accounts, and cinema verité footage illustrate the families' struggles for justice and the community's response to violence.

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