Do Not Resist: The rapid militarization of the United States police
An account of the increasing use of military weapons and tactics by local law enforcement in the United States, counterpointed with civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
At the fifteenth Tribeca Film Festival, Craig Atkinson’s film, “Do Not Resist,” won the esteemed Best Documentary Feature award. Join Atkinson as he discusses his directorial debut, which details why local police forces have evolved into paramilitary organizations using loopholes like grant programs from Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. The documentary took two years to make and was shot in eleven states. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for BUILD Series.