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Frame 394
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Wikipedia article
'Frame 394' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rich Williamson and released in 2016.
Summary
The film centres on Daniel Voshart, a Canadian cinematographer and specialist who reviewed the video of the shooting of Walter Scott, and claimed to have discovered evidence in frame 394 of the video "that challenged the accepted narrative of what transpired between Slager and Scott". The frame appears to show Scott's hands on Slager's taser at the time the officer reached for his gun. If true, this could create justification for use of force. The film discusses the moral conflict caused by the discovery, as the original intent was to find evidence that could be used to convict, not acquit the officer.
Accolades
The film premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016,[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tiff-canada-top-10-films-2016-1.3884421 "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival"]. CBC News, December 7, 2016. and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/watch-the-canadian-screen-award-nominees-for-best-short-documentary "Watch the Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Best Short Documentary"]. 'Point of View', January 19, 2017. It was also named to the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject),[http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/canadian-doc-frame-394-makes-oscar-short-list "Canadian Doc Frame 394 Makes Oscar Short List"]. 'Point of View', October 26, 2016. but was not one of the final five nominees at the 89th Academy Awards.
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