DOC NYC- Brothers of the Black List

I had the opportunity to attend DOC NYC and saw Brothers of the Black List. It was a documentary showcasing photos and videos from a civil rights case that took place in SUNY Oneonta College.

It is incredibly sad that the film depicted exactly what is happening now social injustice. In 1992 an elderly white woman  in upstate New York called the police that a black young man  attempted to rape her. The police went to the nearby college, SUNY Oneonta and the college administrators handed authorities a list of 125 black men. These black men were studying at SUNY Oneonta and were treated guilty until proven innocent. It was disturbing to see the police brutality they had to encounter and the racism they went through for simply being of color.

I like that the film was created using old photos and videos to tell a story. It captured the essence of the incident and .seeing the victims recount their stories made the audience connect with the story even more, as they were being honest and direct about the incident. It was an interesting film and it is needed to be seen by everyone, especially with the social injustice happening now between cops and minorities.