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202114 minPG-13doc-short

Less Lethal

202114 minPG-13doc-short

A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head with less-lethal ammunition during protests in Austin, TX.

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A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head with less-lethal ammunition during protests in Austin, TX.

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Jaime Wilkendirector

Brendan Walshcast

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A 16-year-old boy lies in critical condition after being shot in the head with less-lethal ammunition during the Black Lives Matter protests in Austin, Texas. In the aftermath, the city fails to respond. A tech worker, motivated by the lack of action, begins to analyze found footage from the event. His goal is to identify the police officer responsible for the shooting. The documentary runs for 14 minutes and was released in 2021.

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