Traffic Stop
2017 film
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Traffic Stop is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner.
Directed byKate Davis
David Heilbroner
David Heilbroner
Production
company
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Q-Ball Productions
Distributed byHBO Films
Release date
- November 14, 2017
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| Directed by | Kate Davis David Heilbroner |
Production company | Q-Ball Productions |
| Distributed by | HBO Films |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
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
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]