In 1975, William “Dub” Lawrence created and trained the rural Utah SWAT team—the very same team that ended up killing his son-in-law during a standoff in 2008. Now the former sheriff has become an unlikely crusader against deaths caused by excessive use of police force. Directors Brad Barber and Scott Christopherson follow Lawrence as he investigates his son-in-law’s death and other suspicious police shootings using materials obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, and discovers evidence of police brutality and deliberate cover-ups. An extremely timely look at the growing militarization of our nation’s police force, this SXSW grand jury award winning documentary is a fascinating portrait of a man on a mission, and a clear and concise look at a knotty problem plaguing our country.
