Archive of films Police Beat / Police Beat
USA
2004, 81 min
Section:
Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2005
An unusual portrait of a new immigrant and his emotional responses to American life in a highly unconventional, almost experimental and poetic crime film.
Synopsis
The film follows an African-born Seattle bicycle cop named “Z” on his beat for seven days and six nights. With his girlfriend on a camping trip with her male roommate, Z distractedly floats through his daily routine while an often bizarre world of crime (and criminals) whirls around him. Covering more than forty crimes, all of which are based on actual Seattle police reports, Police Beat is a highly unconventional, almost experimental crime film in which the protagonist is so preoccupied with his possibly unfaithful girlfriend that he hardly notices the world of crime that surrounds him. The individual crimes only mirror his turbulent state of mind. Despite a relatively low budget, the film features wonderful, poetic camera work and manages to incorporate nearly one hundred different locations and a cast from Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
About the director
Robinson Devor, a native New Yorker currently living in L.A. and Seattle, studied film at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He has lived and worked in Africa, co-curated an art exhibition of Sub-Saharan contemporary artists, and worked as a counsellor for the Suicide Prevention Center in L.A. He made his feature film directorial debut with The Woman Chaser (1999), which was well received both by the critics and on the festival circuit. Named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” in 2000, Devor also directed the acclaimed documentary Angelyne about the L.A. billboard queen. Police Beat is his second feature film.
Contacts
Police Beat LLL
1515 12th Ave, WA 98122, Seattle
United States of America
Tel: +1206 329 2629
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, BETA SP
Section: | Forum of Independents - Competition |
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Director: | Robinson Devor |
Screenplay: | Charles Mudede, Robinson Devor |
Dir. of Photography: | Sean Kirby |
Editor: | Mark Winitsky, Joe Shupiro |
Producer: | Alexis Ferris, Jeffrey M. Brown koprodukce/co-production Northwest Film Production |
Production: | Police Beat LLL |
Cast: | Pape S.Niang, Anna Oxygen, Eric Breedlove, Sara Marlett |
Contact: | Police Beat LLL |
www: | www.policebeatmovie.com |
Guests
Robinson Devor
Film Director
Jeffrey Brown
Festival Organizer, Producer, Service Company Rep., Tutor / Trainer