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South Bureau Homicide

Mark Earl Burman
Mike Cooley
United States, 2016, 78 min.

In English.
Includes violence and adult language.

AIFF Award Winner:
Special Jury Award for Community Filmmaking

SOUTH BUREAU HOMICIDE chronicles the present day dynamic forged between the South Los Angeles residents, anti-violence community activists, and LAPD homicide detectives dedicated to helping an epicenter of homicidal violence heal.

Director's Statement

We are grateful to our subjects individually and to LAPD for granting us intimate access to witness the good, but difficult work that takes place in the aftermath of murder.

Category: Documentary.
Themes: Community, Crime, Gangs, Jurisprudence.

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