The Force

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At a powderkeg moment in American policing, THE FORCE goes deep inside the
embattled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to confront federal demands
for reform, the rise of #BlackLivesMatter and an explosive scandal.

IN SELECT THEATERS SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

A KINO LORBER RELEASE OF AN OPEN’HOOD ITVS AND FORD FOUNDATION JUST FILMS PRESENTATION “THE FORCE” DIRECTED BY PETER NICKS PRODUCED BY LINDA DAVIS LAWRENCE LEREW PETER NICKS EDITED BY LAWRENCE LEREW CINEMATOGRAPHY PETER NICKS MUSIC BY JUSTIN MELLAND SOUND RECORDING BY LAWRENCE LEREW WRITTEN BY LINDA DAVIS LAWRENCE LEREW PETER NICKS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER SEAN HAVEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JON ELSE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR ITVS SALLY JO FIFER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR INDEPENDENT LENS LOIS VOSSEN

THE FORCE IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF OPEN’HOOD, INC. AND THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION AND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING