Baltimore Rising
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| Baltimore Rising | |
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| Directed by | Sonja Sohn |
| Music by | Dontae Winslow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sonja Sohn Anthony Hemingway Marc Levin Sheila Nevins George Pelecanos Mark Taylor |
| Cinematography | Cliff Charles |
| Editor | Ashwin Gandbhir |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production companies | HBO Documentary Films Blowback Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | November 20, 2017 |
Baltimore Rising is a 2017 documentary on the protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. It was created, directed, and produced by actor and filmmaker Sonja Sohn and HBO Films. It covers the death of Freddie Gray, the protests and riots immediately following, efforts to keep the peace during the unsuccessful prosecutions of the six police officers involved, as well as efforts to change policing by both the Maryland General Assembly and the US Department of Justice. It includes segments covering the perspective of Black Lives Matter protesters, community leaders, and members of the Baltimore Police Department.[1]
Among the protesters, it focuses on Kwame Rose (21) and Makayla Gilliam-Price (17), both young activists. Among community leaders, the documentary shows Adam Jackson and Dayvon Love, members of the group Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle. Among the police, Baltimore Rising includes Lt. Colonel Melvin Russell, head of a community affairs program in the BPD; Detective Dawnyell Taylor, the lead police investigator into the death of Gray;[2] and interim police commissioner Kevin Davis, who came to his position shortly after Gray's death.[3][4]
Baltimore Rising premiered on HBO on November 20, 2017.