Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon is available to view in its entirety here for free. Anyone may organize events using this film. To request a DVD (includes discussion guide) contact: [email protected]
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Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon documents the history of conflict between the Portland police and community members throughout the past fifty years. The film features personal stories of resistance told by victims of police misconduct, the families of people who were killed by police, and members of Portland’s reform and abolition movements. Utilizing meditative footage taken at sites of police violence, experimental filmmaking techniques, and archival newsreel, Arresting Power creates a space for understanding the impacts of police violence and imagining a world without police. |