Cops Are(n’t) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out
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NOMINATED - BEST NYC FILM
NOMINATED - BEST STUDENT FILM
2020
United States
23 mins
Documentary Film Competition
| Temis Cantos, Demitrius Doward | |
| Nyla Cepeda, Niaja Nazario | |
| Laye Diakite, Geordy Eduardo Mejia, Diana Pagan, Shaniya Fletcher | |
| Implied Violence |
Racial profiling by police is a recurring problem in our society for people of color. Our documentary film shows two main characters, Demitrius and Niaja, who experienced racial profiling as young teenagers. Demitrius was followed, stopped and searched based on what he was wearing. While this experience affected Demitrius’ identity–how he dresses, walks and presents himself it also made him curious about black history and the roots of racial profiling.
About the Director
Cops Are(n’t) Colorblind was collectively directed, filmed, and edited by students in the Educational Video Center’s Youth Documentary Workshop. These students were Temis Anthony Cantos, Demitrius Doward, Nyla Cepeda, Laye (Dany) Diakite, Geordy (Geo) Eduardo Mejia, Niaja L. Nazario, Diana Pagan, Jhonatan St. Phard, Taliya Hughes, Mikey Rosa, Moesha Martinez, and Shaniya Fletcher. At the time of the making of the film, they attended high schools across New York City, including Cascades High School, Lower East Side Prep, City-As-School, Brownsville Academy, and Independence High School.
Reviews
High School Students Trace the Roots of Racial Profiling in Cops Are(n’t) Color Blind – Winter Film Awards, by Amelia Moriarty
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