"It might make you angry watching. But James Jones' absorbing documentary remains objective, open-minded and journalistic, allowing the events and people to speak for themselves. And it's all the more powerful for that... Shocking and sad, but an objective portrait of a nation divided by race."
Guardian
"James Jones had access to all sides in Rankin’s trial, including the man himself. Unflinching, open-minded, letting the facts speak loud, this was exemplary film making... If ever argument were needed about the fundamental incompatibility of guns and civilization, it was provided by this harrowing ninety minutes of television." *****
Telegraph
"With unique access to all involved this powerful feature-length film follows Rankin's murder trial in forensic detail"
Mail
"Powerful, harrowing documentary"
Radio Times
"Timely and powerful... It's an issue that has sparked protests and civil unrest. Watching this, you might see why."
Telegraph
This gripping feature-length documentary follows the murder trial of a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager against the backdrop of an America more racially divided than it has been for decades.
With unprecedented access to the prosecution and defence, family and friends on both sides and even to the accused former Officer Rankin, this powerful 90-minute documentary from award-winning filmmaker James Jones forensically follows the drama as the trial unfolds and unpicks Rankin’s troubling prior record in the police department. There are no easy answers, no winners, only losers, and everything is played out through the prism of the toxic legacy of race in America.
Nominated for a BAFTA in the Current Affairs category
Nominated at the Royal Television Society TV Journalism Awards
Nominated for a Grierson for Best Single Documentary - International
Filmed, Produced & Directed by James Jones
Producer: Sarah Foudy
Consultant Producer: Jon Swaine
Assistant Producer: Alex Dickerson-Watson
Editors: Christopher Swayne, Todd Downing
Composer: Mat Davidson
Executive Producers: Sarah Waldron, Sam Bagnall
Broadcast on BBC Two in November 2016