Compliance Series
#whydoucomply
Compliance is a series of shorts, a visual gut check. A satirical look at our acceptance of police brutality in America.
Each short film examines what would happen if a different service profession acted with the same level of force as police who commit acts of police brutality.
Why is this behavior accepted from police?
Would we accept this behavior from any other professionals?
Written and Directed by Brian Michael Smith
*Official Selection of the DC Black Film Festival*
The project was originally created and released on Facebook in order to start a conversation about police brutality. To follow that conversation, head to: https://www.facebook.com/whydoucomply/
Warning: The videos on this page may be triggering and may not be appropriate for casual viewing.
Trailer
Firefighters
Starring: Jasmine D Ellis
Featuring: Paul Mauriello, Jonathon Iglesias, Thomas Wesson
Written and Directed by: Brian Michael
Sound Recording: Ren Humphrey
Director of Photography/Editor: Sarah Newton
Dentists
Starring: Brian Michael
Featuring: Jeff Riberdy III, Timothy Harrison, Tory Flack
Written and Directed by: Brian Michael
Sound Recording: Ren Humphrey
Director of Photography/Editor: Sarah Newton
Docs
Starring: Jas Anderson, Jason Lyke
Featuring: C Hope Belmont, Jeff Auer, Julian Abelskamp,
Connie Saltzman, Paul Mauriello, Latresa Baker, Martina Barksdale
Written and Directed by: Brian Michael
Sound Recording: Ren Humphrey
Director of Photography/Editor: Sarah Newton
Librarians
Starring: Latresa Baker
Featuring: John Bermudez, Timothy Harrison
Written and Directed by: Brian Michael
Director of Photography/Editor: Sarah Newton