16 Shots

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16 Shots
Dashcam image of the police confronting Laquan McDonald, below a view of the Chicago skyline
DVD cover
Directed byRichard Rowley
Written byRichard Rowley
Produced byJacqueline Soohen
Jamie Kalven
Karim Hajj
CinematographyRichard Rowley
Karim Hajj
Edited byJacqueline Soohen
Francisco Bello
Music byBrian McOmber
Production
companies
Distributed byShowtime
Release date
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

16 Shots is a documentary film about the murder of Laquan McDonald. Written and directed by Richard Rowley, it is an updated and expanded version of the 2018 movie The Blue Wall. It had a limited theatrical release on June 7, 2019, and started streaming on Showtime on June 14, 2019. It was released on DVD on August 4, 2020.[1]

16 Shots won a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary[2] and a Television Academy Honor[3] and was nominated for a Peabody Award.[4]

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