Ferguson Rises

Before George Floyd before Breonna Taylor before America knew about Black Lives Matter there was Michael Brown Jr On August 9th 2014 in Ferguson Missouri Darren Wilson a white officer fatally shot an unarmed Brown and in the days that followed protest anger frustration and fear took over the city and its community Six years later a new story emerges one filled with hope love and beauty Through interviews from community members including Dorian Johnson who was with him that day and Michael Browns father this documentary illuminates the stories from within the city since that time including the dreams and desires of its citizens to move beyond the limited and alltoocommon narratives of racism and division in the media The film reveals the humanity within the people of Ferguson who represent all of us and the communities in which we live