America championed across the world to free the oppressed and right the wrongs, but took its own sweet time to give the basic rights that African Americans deserved on its soil. It has come a long way from the days of segregation and discrimination of the 60s and 70s and yet a lot more is not still right. Traffic Stop documentary on HBO gives a detailed account of the harrowing experience and arrest that Breaion King experienced in 2015 in Austin, Texas.
Traffic Stop Documentary Cast
Nominated for an Academy Award® for Documentary Short Subject, Traffic Stop is directed by Kate Davis. The documentary premieres on HBO on February 19 and will also be available on HBO Go.
Traffic Stop (2018)
Directed By: Kate Davis
Cast: Breaion King
Network: HBO
Air Date: February 19 2018, 8 PM
Traffic Stop Documentary Story
A motivated, dedicated schoolteacher and dancer who had never been arrested before, King was raised by a single mother, who died when she was a teenager. She’s proud of being the first in her family to buy her own home, graduate from college and get an M.A., and aspires to earn a doctorate eventually. Traffic Stop documentary juxtaposes raw footage of King’s arrest and conversation with scenes from her everyday routine, offering a vivid portrait of a woman whose life is forever changed one afternoon by a sudden encounter with law enforcement.
On June 15, 2015, a car driven by vibrant, 26-year-old African-American schoolteacher Breaion King was pursued by a police officer in Austin, Texas. As seen on the patrol car’s dash cam, Officer Bryan Richter closed in on King’s car over the course of several blocks, and eventually caught up with her in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, where she exited her car.
Ordered to return to her vehicle, the 108-pound King soon found herself in a brutal struggle with Officer Richter, who was eventually joined at the scene by two other police officers, as dash cams and interior cameras recorded the events that followed. En route to the county jail, handcuffed in the back seat of a backup police officer’s squad car, King engaged the officer in a surprisingly candid conversation about race.
King’s lawsuit against Officer Richter — who remained on active duty for more than two years after her arrest — is still pending. Earlier this year, following another violent incident, Richter was dismissed from the force. Police union officials plan to appeal.
Traffic Stop Documentary Trailer
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