When Claude got Shot

“When Claude Got Shot” wins Emmy® Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.

Short Synopsis/

Critique of the plight of Black Youth in Milwaukee, WI or the beginning of needed dialogue to discuss what is happening to the Black youth there.

This unscripted feature follows five years in the life of Claude Motley as he tries to recover mentally and  physically from being shot in the face by carjacker Nathan King, a 15 year-old boy at the time. Diverted  from his legal career, Claude must persist through multiple surgeries, catastrophic health care bills and  stress on his family while remaining engaged in the criminal justice journey determining his shooter’s fate.  Torn between punishment and the injustice of mass incarceration of young black men, Claude reflects on  his own life and it’s similarity to Nathan’s. As he struggles to heal, mentally and physically, he ultimately  discovers that the path to recovery leads to forgiveness.
 

Credits/

Director: Brad Lichtenstein 

Executive Producer: Snoop Dogg

Stars: Victoria Davison, Nathan King, Claud Motley

“I always know Claude was going to go on and do great and wonderful things.”

Genre/

Documentary

Duration/

96 mins

Language/

English

Release Date/

30th May 2022

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