American Trial: The Eric Garner Story (2019)
You Are the Jury in the Trial That Never Happened
100 min
By depicting real-life witnesses and actual evidence in a courtroom setting, American Trial will tell the story of the trial that may have occurred had NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo been indicted for the killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. Using the trial as a conduit, this documentary will examine accountability, race and police/civilian relations in New York City and beyond.
- Release date
- May 29, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Barack Obama as Self
- LeBron James as Self
- Al Sharpton as Self
- Alan Dershowitz as Self
- Michael Baden as Self
- Bill de Blasio as Self
- Sola Fasehun as Foreman
- Sola Fasehun as Juror#1
- Kathrina Miccio as Sketch Artist
- Assibey Blake as Assibey Blake Juror #7
Crew
- Kobe Bryant · Archive footage
- Roee Messinger · Director
- Roee Messinger · Producer
- Alena Svyatova · Producer
- Ari Rothschild · Cinematographer
- Mykola Metin · Editor
- Lynn Marocola · Casting director
- Alex McCarron · Production designer