CAST & CREW
DR. JODY ARMOUR
The Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California
NIKKI BLAK
Sociologist, Abolitionist, Slam Poet
SENNETT DEVERMONT
Police Auditor and Founder of the AFTP Foundation
GEORGE GASCON
Los Angeles County District Attorney
JOSE GUTIERREZ
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, and Restorative Justice Practitioner
DR. EL JONES
Co-Lead Author of "Defunding the Police - Defining the Way Forward for HRM" and Professor of Political and Canadian Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University
HADIYA KENNEDY
Former Detective, Los Angeles Police Department
HAWK NEWSOME
Co-Founder Black Lives Matter Greater New York & Black Opportunities
GINA VIOLA
Community Activist, Former 2022 Candidate for Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
ALEX S. VITALE
Sociology Professor and Coordinator of the Policing & Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College.
Author of "The End of Policing"
MATTHEW SOLOMON
Director
Filmmaker, Author, Conflict Resolution Facilitator
Matthew Solomon was born and raised in Los Angeles and has been in the entertainment business for most of his adult life--first in music and then as an award-winning writer/director. His passion for people, equity, and social justice led him to work as a consultant for organizations needing help with conflict resolution and partnership building. During the pandemic, he returned to school to obtain a Master's degree in Public Administration so that he could have more of an impact in helping to create communities that work for everyone. His course of study involved a deep dive into understanding policing, the carceral system, and public safety. This film was his capstone project.