SEPTEMBER 2022 at the SALON

 

It's 1968. In the wake of widespread civil strife, Brandeis University decides to document the realities of law and order in a typical American city. They choose Pittsburgh. The result is a remarkable portrait of a city and its police force. Embedding his crew mainly on the North Side, filmmaker John Marshall’s camera witnesses domestic conflicts and questionable police tactics, day-to-day squabbles and violent encounters. Glimpses of the city and its people reveal how much has changed in 50-plus years, and how much is just the same.

 

At long last, Pittsburgh Police 1969 will screen publicly, in two feature-length programs.  Following the Sept 23 & 24 screenings will be refreshments and discussions of the impact of cameras—body cams, phones, surveillance, etc.—on policing and criminal justice:



  • Friday, Sept 23:  "Cops and Cameras" A conversation with Christopher Ragland, Zone 3 Commander with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and Elaine Frantz, Kent State historian writing a history of the police in Pittsburgh.
  • Saturday, Sept 24: "Cameras as Witnesses" a conversation with Elizabeth LaForgia, Chief Investigator, Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, and Norm Conti, Professor of Sociology at Duquesne University.  
Pittsburgh Police 1969 runs for 6 nights, Sept. 23-28.
The Harris Theater, Downtown

Comments

Charles R. Conway said…
I saw the screening of Pgh Police 1969 on the last night at the Harris and was mesmerized. I missed “Program A” Will they be offered again?
My wife was especially impressed that there was little evidence of the yinzer dialect; but I distinctly remember the yinzer dialect.