Fruitvale Station
2013
****
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O'Reilly, Ariana Neal, Keenan Coogler, Trestin George, Joey Oglesby
Ryan Coogler's feature debut chronicles the last 24 hours in the life of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old black man who was shot by a police officer in Oakland, California on the New Year's Day, 2009. This is a short but powerful film, even if Oscar's final day seem a bit too perfectly constructed to be authentic. Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, and Octavia Spencer give very strong performances.
