The Shooting on Mole Street (1998)
The Shooting on Mole Street (1998)
A gripping documentary that follows two cops verité-style, while capturing the complex dynamics of a community where selling drugs is seen as the only option for many young men
On March 1, 1996, 15-year-old Shafeeq Murrel was killed on the street in South Philadelphia — innocently caught in the crossfire between rival pairs of crack dealers out for revenge. Shafeeq’s murder was one of 435 in Philadelphia that year, and it was soon shelved as a cold case. Then, detectives David Baker and Julie Hill took it on— two middle-aged white cops working a Black neighborhood in their battered Plymouth Gran Fury. Filmed like a taut police procedural, THE SHOOTING ON MOLE STREET chronicles the investigation, as Baker and Hill knock on doors, shake down dealers, and beg, threaten and cajole residents in an effort to get someone — anyone — to talk. Baker rejects any accusation of police racism in the unsolved murders of young Black men. Isn’t he out here trying to close the case? But racism is more complicated than intent.

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On March 1, 1996, 15-year-old Shafeeq Murrel was killed on the street in South Philadelphia — innocently caught in the crossfire between rival pairs of crack dealers out for revenge. Shafeeq’s murder was one of 435 in Philadelphia that year, and it was soon shelved as a cold case. Then, detectives David Baker and Julie Hill took it on— two middle-aged white cops working a Black neighborhood in their battered Plymouth Gran Fury. Filmed like a taut police procedural, THE SHOOTING ON MOLE STREET chronicles the investigation, as Baker and Hill knock on doors, shake down dealers, and beg, threaten and cajole residents in an effort to get someone — anyone — to talk. Baker rejects any accusation of police racism in the unsolved murders of young Black men. Isn’t he out here trying to close the case? But racism is more complicated than intent.


Tagline: A gripping documentary that follows two cops verité-style, while capturing the complex dynamics of a community where selling drugs is seen as the only option for many young men
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 01 January 1998

Country: FR

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: La Sept-Arte, CNC, PROCIREP, Tal et Elma Productions

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Paul Rozenberg

Paul Rozenberg

Producer

Anne Ettore

Anne Ettore

Producer's Assistant

Enzo Gallo

Enzo Gallo

Production Manager

Maria Moustrou

Maria Moustrou

Assistant Production Manager

Edited By

Lizi Gelber

Lizi Gelber

Editor

Anne Szymkowiak

Anne Szymkowiak

Color Grading

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Tina Baz

Tina Baz

Sound Editor

Olivier Goinard

Olivier Goinard

Sound Editor

Olivier Goinard

Olivier Goinard

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Dominique Alisé

Dominique Alisé

Camera Operator

Lighting

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Art Department

Fabienne Landsperger

Fabienne Landsperger

Title Designer

Other Crew

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