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When Claude Got Shot

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This unscripted feature follows five years in the life of Claude Motley as he tries to recover mentally and physically from being shot in the face by carjacker Nathan King, a 15 year-old boy at the time. Diverted from his legal career, Claude must persist through multiple surgeries, catastrophic health care bills and stress on his family while remaining engaged in the criminal justice journey determining his shooter's fate. Torn between punishment and the injustice of mass incarceration of young black men, Claude reflects on his own life and it's similarity to Nathan's. As he struggles to heal, mentally and physically, he ultimately discovers that the path to recovery leads to forgiveness.
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Brad Lichtenstein

Director

Claude Motley

Actor

Steven Cantor

Producer

Brad Lichtenstein

Producer

Jamie Schutz

Producer

Snoop Dogg

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Synopsis This unscripted feature follows five years in the life of Claude Motley as he tries to recover mentally and physically from being shot in the face by carjacker Nathan King, a 15 year-old boy at the time. Diverted from his legal career, Claude must persist through multiple surgeries, catastrophic health care bills and stress on his family while remaining engaged in the criminal justice journey determining his shooter's fate. Torn between punishment and the injustice of mass incarceration of young black men, Claude reflects on his own life and it's similarity to Nathan's. As he struggles to heal, mentally and physically, he ultimately discovers that the path to recovery leads to forgiveness.
Director
Brad Lichtenstein
Producer
Steven Cantor, Brad Lichtenstein, Jamie Schutz
Production Co
Snoopadelic Pictures, Ford Foundation - Just Films, Stick Figure Productions, Black Public Media, 371 Productions, ITVS International
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
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