Emergency Needs (2007)
Directed by Kevin Jerome Everson
Release Date - Jan 1, 2007 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 7 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
Emergency Needs considers the 1968 Hough Riots and the Glenville Shootout in Cleveland, Ohio, and the response to the crisis, as observed in color footage from a local press conference by Mayor Carl B. Stokes. Stokes, the first Black mayor of a major American city, maintains calm and measured composure; his demeanor and words help diffuse an already incendiary situation. Actress Esosa Edosomwan, dressed in a suit and tie, delivers Stokes' statements. The footage of Stokes and the filmed performa