Community Patrol
ABOUT
It’s been widely reported that Detroit is making a comeback, but long-term residents of Detroit’s mostly black neighborhoods aren’t seeing much benefit. Crime, lack of opportunity and infrastructure problems still persist. Community Patrol explores neighborhood self-policing through the eyes of Minister Malik Shabazz, a long-time Detroit activist and community organizer. Determined that more black men don’t end up in jail or killed, the minister confronts drug offenders directly rather than reporting them to the police.
Andrew James is the award-winning director of Street Fighting Men, Community Patrol and Cleanflix. His films have screened at festivals such as True/False, Big Sky, IFFBoston, CIFF, Traverse City, Brooklyn, Feep, Sidewalk and Toronto. He is an alumni of the Sundance Institute Documentary Program, SFFILM and Film Independent.
CREDITS
Jolyn Schleiffarth
Katie Tibaldi