WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE? de Roberto Minervini

In competition, Venice 2018

Directed by: Roberto MINERVINI

Country: IT, FR, USA

Year of production : 2018

Length: 123 minutes

Genre: documentary

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality. 

Credits

Diego ROMERO – Cinematography

Marie-Hélène DOZO – Film Editing

Bernat FORTIANA – Sound

Cast

Judy Hill

Dorothy Hill

Michael Nelson

Ronaldo King

Titus Turner

Ashley King

Kevin Goodman