Do Not Resist

“By providing a visual account of how police forces across the country have changed—and how they are using the extraordinary weapons they’ve been given by the Pentagon—Atkinson has performed a public service.”—The New Yorker

Examining the militarization of police forces across the United States, Do Not Resist gives viewers a glimpse from the inside. Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, first-time filmmaker (but veteran cinematographer) Craig Atkinson rides along with SWAT teams, films a police training seminar, and heads to a congressional hearing on the proliferation of military equipment in small-town police departments. Winner of the Best Documentary Feature prize at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, Do Not Resist is a chilling state-of-the-nation address. (72 mins., DCP)

Resistance to State Violence, Past and Present
Sat, Nov 19 | 5:15–6 pm
 
After our Saturday screening, stay for an engaging discussion of the issues presented in Do Not Resist with Ohio State faculty. Facilitated by Shannon Winnubst, professor and chair of the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the panel features Mat Coleman, associate professor in the Department of Geography, and Katherine Marino, assistant professor in the Departments of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and History. Winnubst will also introduce the day’s program at 4 pm.