An avowed supporter of law-enforcement entities has an eye-opening experience in What Happened in Vegas, Ramsey Denison's portrait of scandalous Las Vegas policing. Built around controversial police killings from early in this decade, it mourns for victims less famous than Eric Garner and Michael Brown — connecting their stories in an indictment of retired Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and the man who replaced him. Effective despite some storytelling flaws, the documentary is nonetheless unlikely to draw too much attention on the national stage, with fresher outrages never hard to come by.
Denison is a TV editor who says he...
Denison is a TV editor who says he...
- 11/30/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filmmaker Ramsey Denison wasn’t looking for a story when he headed to Las Vegas a few years ago, hoping to blow off some steam and kick back while on vacation. But as Denison and a friend were walking through a parking lot smack in the middle of Sin City, a shocking story found them.
That’s the starting point of Denison’s new documentary, “What Happened in Vegas,” which details the bizarre fallout and incendiary story that unfolded when Denison and his companion witnessed a group of Vegas police officers apparently abusing a handcuffed suspected in said parking lot. Denison immediately called the police to report the incident, a move that resulted in Denison himself being attacked by police and arrested.
Somehow, that was only the beginning of the filmmaker’s bizarre journey, as he soon discovered that his police report was riddled with lies and that video showing...
That’s the starting point of Denison’s new documentary, “What Happened in Vegas,” which details the bizarre fallout and incendiary story that unfolded when Denison and his companion witnessed a group of Vegas police officers apparently abusing a handcuffed suspected in said parking lot. Denison immediately called the police to report the incident, a move that resulted in Denison himself being attacked by police and arrested.
Somehow, that was only the beginning of the filmmaker’s bizarre journey, as he soon discovered that his police report was riddled with lies and that video showing...
- 3/2/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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