Whose Streets?
Available screening types
Virtual
On-demand
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Available until
Jan 01, 2026
Available in
United States of America
Brought to you by
Magnolia Pictures
About the film
A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to fight back—and sparked a global movement.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 30m
Released
2017
Director
Damon Davis, Sabaah Folayan
Producer
Mridu Chandra, Flannery Miller, Damon Davis, Sabaah Folayan, Jonathan Hall, Sabaah Jordan, Christopher D. Renteria, Jennifer MacArthur
Cast
Brittany Ferrell, Kayla Reed, Tef Poe, Tory Russell, Bassem Masri, Alexis Templeton, David Whitt
Awards & recognition
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Winner Best Documentary 2017
Crested Butte Film Festival
Winner Best Documentary Feature 2017
Sundance Film Festival 2017
Nominee Grand Jury Prize Documentary
Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2017
Nominee Tim Hetherington Award
Image Awards (NAACP) 2018
Nominee Image Award Outstanding Documentary
Gotham Awards 2017
Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
What people are saying
‘Whose Streets?" doesn't pretend to solve any problems, only illuminate those that are happening everyday. It's a documentary that lives and breathes in the here and now.‘
Adam Graham
Detroit News
‘It's a deeply moving work, and the passion of both the filmmakers and their subjects is palpable.‘
Soraya Nadia McDonald
The Undefeated