IN CINEMA
REIMAGINING SAFETY
Sunday, November 17th at 2PM
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Matthew Solomon, 2023, 83 min.
Worldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd included calls to defund or abolish the police until a sharp rise in crime gave politicians and police supporters the fuel they needed to suppress the movement. Unfortunately, a detailed conversation about transforming public safety was never had. In this film (shot on iPhone), 10 experts discuss how policing and incarceration create more harm than good, why the system persists, and what changes can be made to make everyone safe.
Interviews include:
Dr. Jody Armour - The Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California
Nikki Blak - Sociologist, anti-racism educator, and Inglewood born and raised
Sennett Devermont - "Mr. Checkpoint," police auditor and founder of the AFTP Foundation
George Gascón - Los Angeles County District Attorney
Jose Gutierrez - Licensed social worker, therapist, and Restorative Justice practitioner
Dr. El Jones - Professor and co-author of "Defunding the Police - Planning the Way Forward for the HRM"
Hadiya Kennedy - Former detective, The Los Angeles Police Department
Hawk Newsome - Co-founder of Black Lives Matter NY and Black Opportunities
Gina Viola - former LA Mayoral candidate who ran on an abolition platform
Alex S Vitale - Professor, law enforcement expert, and author of "End of Policing"
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker, Matthew Solomon! Additional guests TBA
This documentary is an incredible, transformative resource that we absolutely NEED everyone to see—it will undoubtedly change the way they’ve viewed justice and policing. – Olayemi Olurin, Movement Lawyer and Political Commentator
