Traffic Stop
{{short description|2017 film}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Traffic Stop
| image = Traffic Stop.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Kate Davis
David Heilbroner
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| studio = Q-Ball Productions
| distributor = HBO Films
| released = {{film date|2017|11|14}}
| runtime = 30 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Traffic Stop is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner.
Summary
It chronicles a white police officer's stop and, ultimately, arrest of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/entertainment/traffic-stop-review/index.html|title=Oscar-nominated 'Traffic Stop' puts focus on police brutality|first=Brian |last=Lowry|work=CNN|access-date=March 3, 2018}}
Accolades
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788267 |title=Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full |work=BBC News |date=January 23, 2018 |accessdate=January 23, 2018}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLlw7YTNIA "Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405" wins Best Documentary Short Subject-Oscars on YouTube] After airing on HBO, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Award.{{Cite web| title = NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys| date = July 25, 2019| accessdate = August 10, 2019| url = https://emmyonline.tv/news-and-documentary-40th-nominees/}} It received generally positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/traffic_stop |title=Traffic Stop |work=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=9 October 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|7874708|Traffic Stop}}
- [https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/traffic-stop Traffic Stop] at HBO
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Category:2017 short documentary films
Category:American short documentary films
Category:Films shot in Austin, Texas
Category:Documentary films about law enforcement in the United States
Category:Documentary films about race and ethnicity in the United States
Category:Law enforcement in Texas
Category:HBO documentary films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Films directed by David Heilbroner