Vida y muerte de Sandra Bland

Not since "The Thin Blue Line" by Errol Morris have I seen a documentary as insightful and devastating as "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland." Interviews of family, friends, and law enforcement present a Rashomon range of opinions. Video from the arresting officer's body cam and dash cam document his meltdown in the face of a strong, calm woman.

Though we know the conclusion of this tragedy, it doesn't detract interest from the family's search to disclose the probable cause of Ms. Bland's death. Recollections of her bright personality and community engagement make us feel her absence more keenly.

Directors Kate Davis and David Hellbroner masterfully present details in a clear, logical manner. Conflicting information is laid out for the viewer to consider, though the injustice is obvious. The documentary displays another simple traffic stop resulting in the death of an unarmed Black person in police custody, told unflinchingly.

This case breaks my heart and makes me feel sick. This documentary was hard to watch but important to look further into this case. I don't think we'll ever get answers unfortunately.

I'd like to send my condolences to the family and friends of Sandra Bland. I pray the so called officer has been removed from his job and is locked up for the battery. And I pray that someone is being held responsible for Ms. Bland's life.

Kate Davis and David Heilbroner allowed us to show this magnificent documentary at the DOC WEEK Film Festival at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center in August 2018.

Kate's direction brilliantly incorporates Sandra Bland's video messages, placing them purposefully as bookends for the entire 100-minute documentary as well as scattered within the narrative of the film. Beautifully paced and elegantly edited, Sandra's story is revealed as a combination of mystery and biography.

You'll be thinking about this one for a long time after. In the future, every time you see a protest about police brutality, wrongful death or racial tensions in America, you mind will come back to this one.

I can't even believe anyone would defend the arresting fascist moron in the video. Failure to signal a land change? OMG, if I were pulled over for that, I would have lost my mind. He just couldn't get over the fact that she wasn't in awe of his small penis, or whatever his problem is. Police who defend this creep only work to further alienate police from the population that are paid to protect and serve. Protect and serve. Didn't see anything approaching that in the repugnant video which clearly show an officer of the law abusing his position to simply mess with a black woman. She was being so incredibly reasonable and anyone who can't see that is a completely unreasonable human being, and I use that word loosely.