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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Premiere Digital Services (PDS)
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Premiere Digital Services (PDS)
  • 1 h 12 m

Summary Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, Do Not Resist - the directorial debut of Detropia cinematographer Craig Atkinson - offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for Best Documentar...

Directed By: Craig Atkinson

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Premiere Digital Services (PDS)
  • 1 h 12 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Premiere Digital Services (PDS)
  • 1 h 12 m

Do Not Resist

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, Do Not Resist - the directorial debut of Detropia cinematographer Craig Atkinson - offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for Best Documentar...

Directed By: Craig Atkinson

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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83
Oct 1, 2016
If Atkinson’s presentation is just a hair above “competent,” it does the job of exposing the corroded heart of American policing.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 5, 2016
It’s not groundbreaking cinema, but Do Not Resist effectively begins (and furthers) this ongoing conversation about the escalating police state, racial profiling, and beyond.
By Sam Fragoso FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 13, 2016
Even without the guidance of narration or a single story arc, it becomes clearer and clearer that the war on terror has unwittingly spawned another war: between police officers trained to fight like soldiers and the people they’ve sworn to protect.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 13, 2016
The parameters of homeland security are chillingly assessed in Do Not Resist, a troubling documentary examining the escalating militarization of the nation’s police forces.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 29, 2016
The doc is stylistically uninspiring, with a tedious threatening sound design, but the powerful subject matter largely overcomes such missteps.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
58
Sep 29, 2016
Do Not Resist attempts to present a fair inquiry of police’s use of force. The issue itself is fraught with conflict and, unfortunately, the interest of immediacy of the conversation seems to trump thorough journalism.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
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Oct 20, 2016
Do Not Resist amounts to little more than a grab bag. Viewers looking for depth will have to find it elsewhere.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vanish Films
Release Date Sep 30, 2016
Duration 1 h 12 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.donotresistfilm.com/
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Denver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Zurich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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