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Down a Dark Stairwell (2020)
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
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Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Michelle Chang, J.M. Harper, Ursula Liang
In Theaters:6/11/2020
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Independent Lens, PLAG Documentary, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
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