Eric Garner's widow and 'American Trial: The Eric Garner Story' filmmaker talk today's police protests: Justice 'exists only on film'
at the New York Film Festival, revealing his ambitious project — part documentary, part unscripted history — which imagines what could have happened if a grand jury had indicted NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in Garner's death.
While officers in Floyd’s case have been arrested, Garner’s family feels like justice has eluded them. Panteleo wasn't charged and was only fired five years after the incident took place. Garner's widow, Esaw Snipes, says she did experience some sense of closure with the film, where she plays herself, alongside real lawyers, experts and witnesses. In fact, Anthony Altieri, who plays Pantaleo, is the only actor involved.
So when Roee came up with this idea, I'm like, "Wow, this may jar something in the prosecutor and the D.A. If they see this, maybe it will open up some new doors or new avenues to where we could pursue a conviction." His idea was so fresh; it hadn't been done before and I really had total faith in Roee to bring about what should have happened from the family's point of view.
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