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Defender

Plot: Jeff Adachi is a public defender in San Francisco who takes on the misdemeanor case of 22-year-old Michael Smith, who pleaded not guilty in one of the first body camera cases in the city when he was charged with nine counts of resisting arrest. This urgent documentary shows how far Adachi and his team will fight for the young man’s freedom while exposing black-crime bias in ostensibly liberal SF
Release Date: Saturday, April 15 2017
7 years ago
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Portrait of Jeff AdachiJeff Adachi
Jeff Adachi was
57 in Defender
as 'Self'.
Sat, Aug 29 1959 –
Fri, Feb 22 2019

Crew

Portrait of Jeff AdachiJeff Adachi
Jeff Adachi was
57 in Defender
as 'Director'
Sat, Aug 29 1959 –
Fri, Feb 22 2019
Portrait of Jim ChoiJim Choi
Jim Choi was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Chihiro WimbushChihiro Wimbush
Chihiro Wimbush was
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