Betrayal of a Nation

The U.S Government has been indicted and brought to trial on charges holding it accountable for crimes against citizens of color. The trial carries beyond scripted dialog and is explored in a documentary format that intercuts throughout the trial. Following the 2016 deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, filmmaker Brandi Webb, evaluates the condition of her community, addressing issues of poverty, brutality and mass incarceration. She questions whether or not the U.S. Gov is to blame and explores their connection to the demise of Native American, African American, Black and Latino communities, through a mock trial using real life interviews to prove her case. She begins her journey examining criminal charges for stealing land, slavery, the destruction of Black Wall Street, the Tuskegee Experiment, and the execution of Civil Rights Activists.