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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | |
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Directed by | David Midell |
Written by | David Midell |
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Cinematography | Camrin Petramale |
Edited by | Enrico Natale |
Music by | Garrett Beelow King Luck |
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Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is a 2019 American thriller drama film written, produced and directed by David Midell and starring Frankie Faison as the real life titular character. It is based on the police shooting of Chamberlain that occurred on November 29, 2011, in White Plains, New York. Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary serve as executive producers of the film. [2]
Kristine Angela, Joey Ascaridis, Moira Begale, Nick Cardiff & Jared Winkler also play additional roles.
The film made its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival in October 2019. [2] [3]
The film won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the 24th Urbanworld Film Festival. [1]
Association | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref(s). |
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Independent Spirit Awards | March 6, 2022 | Best Male Lead | Frankie Faison | Nominated | [4] [5] |
Best Editing | Enrico Natale | Nominated | |||
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