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Civil

2022

Documentary, Self: Benjamin Crump

Documentary Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking while Black victims, Crump challenges America to come to terms with what it owes his clients.

	Author	Review
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"Civil is an eye-opening and thought-provoking piece with the camera on modern-day America’s pulse (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"Civil sometimes feels like it’s proffering dated notions about equality and justice, appealing to a conscience that fewer and fewer people still believe America has."	NEU
United States	Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"Though 'CIVIL' is a well done, if standard documentary, I found it difficult to watch at times (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Siddhant Adlakha IndieWire	"Its intimate moments often paint rich pictures of inner lives — not only Crump’s, but the victims he’s tasked with memorializing"	POS
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"Documentary spotlights Crump’s essential work but lacks further context into the larger legal and cultural issues at hand"	NEU
United States	Valerie Complex Deadline	"'Civil' shines a light on how often Black people are abused and disenfranchised by institutions that are designed to support and protect them"	POS
United States	Kevin Fox Jr. Paste Magazine	"While informative and worth watching, it's much more of a self-authored back-pat than a critical exploration of a career or the justice system at large"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"'Civil' could use a little more depth and focus at times, but as a profile of a compelling figure in modern America, it succeeds at capturing what drives and sustains Ben Crump’s quest for justice."	POS

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