With the extended national conversation of police brutality and corruption comes a documentary examining the very inner-workings of a prominent department by the officers themselves. “Crime + Punishment” is a hard-hitting documentary, set to appear on Hulu this coming August.
The documentary premiered at Sundance Film Festival garnering the Special Jury Prize for Social Impact and was nominated for Grand Jury Prize. Directed by Stephen Maing (“High Tech, Low Life“), the documentary centers around a group of black and Latino officers of the NYPD, as they expose the system of quotas within their own department. Targeting minority groups in the city of New York, Maing chronicles the class-action lawsuit and previews the officers who are risking everything to tell the truth.
From the look of the trailer, the film is an intense ride during a time when the national conversation surrounding police officers is heated. The film aims to examine the pitfalls of the New York City Police Department and humanizes the officers as they expose the unfair, enraging reality at play. We had the opportunity to see the film at Sundance, and you can read our review here.
“Crime + Punishment” premieres on Hulu on August 24.
Here’s the official synopsis and trailer:
Amidst a landmark class action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, “Crime + Punishment” chronicles the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City.
A highly intimate and cinematic experience with unprecedented access, “Crime + Punishment” examines the United States’ most powerful police department through the brave efforts of a group of active duty officers and one unforgettable private investigator who risk their careers and safety to bring light to harmful policing practices which have plagued the precincts and streets of New York City for decades.