He’s not that far removed from a prison sentence that has made him have even more of a hair trigger, defence mechanism temper than when he was in a gang back in the day. He’s a young, black Bay Area father in love with his baby’s mama (Melonie Diaz) deeply, but still with a bit of a wandering eye. The kind of performance audiences wait years to see and one that ends up burned deeply into the memory of all who see it.Ĭoogler follows the fictionalized Oscar around on his final fateful day. It’s something completely incomparable and revelatory. I don’t envy any actor that has to follow his work here. Jordan’s commanding, gut wrenching, and star making performance. But that’s of very little consequence thanks to Michael B. Director and writer Ryan Coogler definitely has the skills, but sometimes his reach overshoots his means. The film itself is a powerful, if sometimes narratively problematic true story about the events tragic death of 22 year old Oscar Grant in the early hours of New Years Day in 2009. “Once we can see people as human beings, I think maybe these incidents will be less likely to occur.Fruitvale Station contains one of the most electrifying leading performances in film history. “I think when people see this film, they will see that all of these young men are … they’re human lives being lost,” Spencer said. It went on to win the award for Best First Film at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The movie debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. Spencer reportedly donated and raised money for “Fruitvale Station” when the film hit a funding plateau.
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“Your inner dialogue has to change, my inner dialogue has to change.”īay Area transit officers cleared in civil rights trial What is your response when you see someone different?” she said. The solution to curbing the violence, she believes, is in increased awareness and understanding. To the Oscar-winner, the root of the problem lies in a lack of understanding between people of different races and backgrounds. “And then of course there’s urban violence so we have to start somewhere with the conversation.” “Sadly, (this is) very topical … we’re losing way too many young men of color to this type of violence,” she told CNN, comparing the case to the more recent Trayvon Martin shooting in February 2012. To Spencer, the story of Grant’s death is representative of an ongoing societal problem. “Especially for the family, knowing one day his daughter’s going to watch this movie, and his mom, and the rest of his family and friends. I felt a serious responsibility to play that role,” Jordan said. “The opportunity for me to play Oscar Grant, I mean I just had to jump at it. Jordan can easily recall the 2009 Fruitvale station shooting, and he told CNN he feels a sense of responsibility to revive Grant’s legacy.
The issue of young lives being cut off violently and unnecessarily early is what drew notable cast members Michael B. I hope the people can see a little bit of themselves in the character if they sit down and watch the film, and have a little bit of insight.”Ĭourt upholds conviction in California subway shooting Our humanity can often be found in our relationships with the people who are closest to us, and those relations aren’t often shown in headlines and whatever types of media you see us portrayed in. He adds, “What gets glossed over is that we’re human beings too, like everybody else, young African-American males. That’s also something that I deal with on a day-to-day basis, losing friends to gun violence. “When it happened, it really affected me. “If Oscar were alive today, he’d be the same age as me right now, he’d be 27,” Coogler, who grew up in the Bay Area, told CNN at the movie’s New York premiere. The incident is chronicled in “Fruitvale Station,” an independent film, scheduled for release on July 12, that tells the story of the last day of Grant’s life.įor the film’s first-time director, Ryan Coogler, the motivation to tell “Fruitvale Station” was deeply personal. Grant was unarmed, and the incident sparked waves of protests in the months that followed. In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009, a gunshot rang out that resonated around the country.Īt 22, Bay Area resident Oscar Grant was fatally shot by a transit police officer at the Fruitvale train station in Oakland, California, after being detained with other passengers on the platform following reports of a fight.
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