Suburban Fury

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Suburban Fury
Directed by Robinson Devor
Written byRobinson Devor, Bob Fink, Charles Mudede, Jason Reid
Produced byZachariah Sebastian, Jason Reid
CinematographySean Kirby
Edited byRobinson Devor
Music byPaul Matthew Moore
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)(New York) [1]
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Suburban Fury is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Robinson Devor about Sara Jane Moore, the perpetrator of the 1975 assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford. The documentary was selected to screen in the Main Slate section of the 2024 New York Film Festival. [1]

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Premise

After more than thirty years in prison, Sara Jane Moore recalls her path from FBI informant to thwarted assassin in her first interview since her attempted killing of Gerald Ford. [1]

Cast

Production

Devor and Sebastian began work on a documentary about Moore in 2010 as she returned to her home in San Francisco on parole after decades in prison. [2] [3] Suburban Fury marks Devor's third collaboration with writer Charles Mudede after Police Beat and Zoo . [4] Production was supported in part by a 2012 grant from the San Francisco Film Society. [5]

Release

Suburban Fury premiered in fall 2024 in the Main Slate section of the New York Film Festival. [1]

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