Sandra Bland was a bright, energetic activist whose life was cut short when a traffic stop resulted in a mysterious jail cell death just three days later.
Direction
Davis and Heilbroner let Sandra's own voice drive—no narrator needed.
Editing
Juxtaposing her joyful selfies against dashcam footage is brutal, brilliant.
Writing
Treats her death as the beginning of the story, not the end.
Director
Kate Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2018, the film became a touchstone for #SayHerName, a movement specifically centering police violence against Black women often eclipsed by male victims.
Directors Kate Davis and David Heilbroner spent two years fighting Waller County for jail footage; the 'lost' hallway video mysteriously surfaced two days after they filed suit.
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