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Peace Officer
January 23, 2016, 10:00 AM
An event every day that begins at 10:00 AM, repeating until January 24, 2016
Brad Barber and Scott Christopherson’s documentary is about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of William “Dub” Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained Utah’s first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later.
Driven by an obsessed sense of mission, Dub uses his own investigative skills to uncover the truth in this and other recent officer-involved shootings in his community, while tackling larger questions about the changing face of peace officers nationwide.
A powerful and important film about policing tactics that have crept into everyday use with little scrutiny, Peace Officer makes its case effectively enough to move even the staunchest law-and-order civilians. — John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter.
The film includes graphic and very disturbing video. (Unrated, 105 min.)
Cinema Explorations 2016 is a community-curated winter film series at Railroad Square Cinema. The screenings take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings for six consecutive weekends, starting January 9 & 10. Complimentary bagels will be provided by Bagel Mainea.
Individual tickets cost $8 each; festival passes, which admit one to all six films, are $36. Railroad Square comp tickets, ten-passes, and Maine Film Center membership benefits may also be used. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online in advance.