Power (2024 film)

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Power
Directed by Yance Ford
Written by
  • Yance Ford
  • Ian Olds
Produced by
  • Yance Ford
  • Sweta Vohra
  • Jess Devaney
  • Netsanet Negussie
CinematographyJulia Liu
Edited byIan Olds
Music by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)(Sundance)
  • May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)(United States)
Running time
85 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Power is an 2024 American documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Yance Ford. It explores the scope and scale of the American police over hundreds of years.

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It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, and was released in a limited release on May 10, 2024, prior to streaming on Netflix on May 17, 2024.

Premise

Explores the scope and scale of the American police over hundreds of years. Tracing the money, political power, and bipartisan support that has created modern policing. [2]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. [3] It also screened at CPH:DOX on March 18, 2024. [4] It also screened at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on May 1, 2024. [5] [6] It was released in a limited release on May 10, 2024, prior to streaming on Netflix on May 17, 2024. [7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 81% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10. [8] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [9]

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References

  1. "Power". Sundance Film Festival . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. "Power: About". Power the Film. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 6, 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. "Power". CPH:DOX . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. "Power". Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. Mullen, Pat (April 15, 2024). "Hot Docs Highlights: The Sundance Docs Coming to Toronto". POV Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. Richardson, Kalia (April 22, 2024). "'Power' Documentary Trailer Traces the History of Policing in the U.S." Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. "Power". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  9. "Power". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2024.