American Trial: The Eric Garner Story

Name: American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Director: Roee Messinger
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-05-29
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Barack Obama, Bill de Blasio, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Alan Dershowitz

“You Are the Jury in the Trial That Never Happened”

2020

1h 40m

Documentary

Director: Roee Messinger

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Overview

By depicting real-life witnesses and actual evidence in a courtroom setting, American Trial will tell the story of the trial that may have occurred had NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo been indicted for the killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. Using the trial as a conduit, this documentary will examine accountability, race and police/civilian relations in New York City and beyond.