Do Not Resist

America has never been better equipped to go to war with its own citizens. In cities and towns across America, police forces are acquiring military-grade weapons and vehicles to go along with rapidly improving surveillance and facial recognition technology. With incredible access, this eye-opening documentary from director Craig Atkinson (a Royal Oak MI native) offers an on-the-ground look at the state of American policing—from protests in Ferguson, to heavily-armed SWAT teams issuing warrants, to drug raids in rural communities in the South. We also get to meet Dave Grossman, America’s number one trainer of US military and local law enforcement personnel, who specializes in “Killology.” This deeply disturbing film on the rapid militarization of our country’s police force, and the widening gap between citizens and those meant to protect us, impressed the Tribeca Film Festival’s audience so deeply that it won their Audience Award. In Person: Director Craig Atkinson.