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Traffic Stop

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Traffic Stop
Film poster
Directed byKate Davis
David Heilbroner
Production
company
Q-Ball Productions
Distributed byHBO Films
Release date
  • November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Traffic Stop is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner.

Summary

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It chronicles a white police officer's stop and, ultimately, arrest of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas.[1]

Accolades

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The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.[2][3] After airing on HBO, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Award.[4] It received generally positive reviews from critics.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lowry, Brian. "Oscar-nominated 'Traffic Stop' puts focus on police brutality". CNN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405" wins Best Documentary Short Subject-Oscars on YouTube
  4. ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys". July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Traffic Stop". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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