October 19, 2016
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From Ferguson, Mo., to South Carolina, ‘Do Not Resist’ is an awarding winning documentary examining the state of policing in America. The
film screens nightly from Tuesday, Oct. 18 through Friday, Oct. 21 at the Northwest Film Center at the Portland Art Museum.
Winner of the best documentary
award at the Tribeca Film Festival,
“Do Not Resist” starts on the streets
of Ferguson, Mo. as the communi-
ty grapples with the death of Mi-
chael Brown and offers a stunning
look at the current state of policing
in America and glimpses into the
future of increasingly militarized
forces.
From a ride along with a South
Carolina SWAT team, to a look in-
side a police training seminar that
teaches the importance of “righ-
teous violence,” to the floor of a
congressional hearing on the pro-
liferation of armed-combat equip-
Do Not
Resist
Documentary on policing in America
ment, a picture emerges of a future
of high-end weapons and battlefield
tactics in communities large and
small.
Portland State University’s
School of Social Work is sponsor-
ing the screening of the documen-
tary as part of the Northwest Film
Center’s Voices in Action: Human
Rights on Film series. The film
will play at the Portland Art Mu-
seum over four nights, at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day, Oct. 18-20, and at 9 p.m. on
Friday, Oct. 21. Director Craig
Atkinson and producer Laura Har-
trick will introduce the film and
lead a post-film Q&A at the Tues-
day screening.
Admission is $9 general and $8
for students and seniors. For ad-
vanced tickets and more informa-
tion, visit nwfilm.org.