OCA Greater Cleveland is proud to serve as a community partner for the documentary “Down A Dark Stairwell” for the Cleveland International Film Festival April 7-20, 2021. The documentary is directed by Ursula Liang.
Film description: When a Chinese-American police officer kills an innocent, unarmed black man in an unlit stairwell of a New York City housing project on November 20, 2014, communities across the city erupt with demands for legal accountability. When he becomes the first New York Police Department officer convicted of an on-duty shooting in over a decade, the fight for justice becomes much more complicated. One of the largest Asian-American protests in history challenges an uneven legal system, while the African-American community is forced to defend its rights again after a series of police killings. Cries for justice amid systemic inequities find disparate notions of fairness called into question.
Use discount code OCA to receive $1 off this and any #CIFF45Streams purchase at clevelandfilm.org (available 24 hours a day). Enter the code in the DISCOUNT CODE box on the PAYMENT INFORMATION screen during checkout to take $1.00 off of each #CIFF45 ticket in your cart.
Watch “Down A Dark Stairwell” via #CIFF45streams and join us Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m. for a Q&A with Jason Harper, co-writer and co-editor in a live discussion with OCA Greater Cleveland and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
More information: www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2021/down-a-dark-stairwell
