In 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement was sparked to life, and since then, we’ve seen a lot of positive protests advocating necessary change. The cause is crucial, and the fight for people still rages on in 2022. The movement has only gained more and more traction over the years with the tragic deaths of many innocent people.
From Emmy nominated director Nadia Hallgren, “Civil” tells the story of Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney whose mission is to raise the value of Black life in America. He’s taken on cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Andre Hill, and “Civil” offers a behind-the-scenes look at his upbringing and balance of work and family life.
Hallgren is no stranger to documentaries and has recently worked on “Becoming,” which focuses on former First Lady Michelle Obama. “Charting a fraction of Crump’s far-reaching work from 2020 to 2021, Nadia Hallgren crafts an empathetic, empowering documentary that speaks to what justice can and should look like today,” Cara Cusumano, Tribeca Festival Director & VP of Programming, said about the film.
“Civil” is produced by Kenya Barris, Roger Ross Williams, Lauren Cioffi, and Nadia Hallgren. Erynn Sampson, Matthew Carnahan, and Geoff Martz will serve as executive producers on the documentary.
Here’s the official synopsis:
CIVIL is an intimate vérité look at the life of maverick civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his mission to raise the value of Black life in America. CIVIL follows a year in the life as Crump takes on the civil cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Andre Hill. Peeling back the many layers of Crump, Hallgren gives a behind-the-scenes look at his upbringing and his balance of work and family life. CIVIL also underscores other countless issues Crump is passionate about, including environmental justice and banking while Black.
“Civil” is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12, 2022, and following its debut, the doc will be released in select theaters on June 17 and will release globally on Netflix on June 19, 2022.