CIVIL
From Emmy® Nominated Director Nadia Hallgren (Becoming) and producers Kenya Barris and Roger Ross Williams
CIVIL is an intimate vérité look at the life of maverick civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his mission to raise the value of Black life in America. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Nadia Hallgren (Becoming), CIVIL follows a year in the life as Crump takes on the civil cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Andre Hill. Peeling back the many layers of Crump, Hallgren gives a behind-the-scenes look at his upbringing and his balance of work and family life. CIVIL also underscores other countless issues Crump is passionate about including environmental justice and banking while Black. CIVIL is produced by Kenya Barris, Roger Ross Williams, Lauren Cioffi and Nadia Hallgren and executive produced by Erynn Sampson, Matthew Carnahan and Geoff Martz.
Tribeca Film Festival Premiere: Sunday, June 12
Release Date: In Select Theaters June 17
Releases Globally on Netflix June 19
Directed by: Nadia Hallgren
Produced by: Kenya Barris, Roger Ross Williams and Lauren Cioffi, Nadia Hallgren
Executive Producers: Erynn Sampson, Matthew Carnahan, Geoff Martz