Down a Dark Stairwell
“When justice isn't black and white.”
2020•1h 27m•8.0•Released
Documentary
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
Director
Ursula Liang
Writer
Michelle Chang, J.M. Harper, Ursula Liang
Languages
Mandarin, English
Studio
Independent Lens
Cast
Ursula Liang
Director
Production
Company
Independent Lens
Company
PLAG Documentary
Company
ITVS
Company
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Producer
Rajal Pitroda
Producer
Ursula Liang
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