Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant III was shot in the back by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer. He was unarmed, and lying on his stomach at the time of the shooting. Video of the incident was caught by on lookers and went viral sparking national outrage and protest.
Fruitvale Station is a film about the events leading up to Grant's untimely death. The film has recently won the highest honors at the Sundance Film Festival, and many critics are also talking Oscars!! Opening nationwide on July 26th 2013, the timing couldn't be better. It gives a very human depiction of a victim we have grown to know all too often. A young black male whose death was unjust, and the punishment for those responsible all too lenient. It's hard not to think that the value of their life is respected when things like this happen. The officer who shot Grant only spent 11 months prison. 
What I hope people get from this film is that Grant was real. Not just a media, headline grabbing, race dividing topic, but a father, a son, a good guy. He wasn't perfect, but who is?? The story is very real, and makes me more aware of how all too often we forget about those affected in tragedies like this. We suggest that you google Oscar Grant and learn a bit about the story if you are not too familiar.
Below is a trailer of the film. Check your local theaters and make time to check this out!! #GLC
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