Shades of gray

Frame 394

A young man from Toronto entangles himself in one of America’s most high-profile police shootings.

Frame 394—a documentary directed by Rich Williamson, produced by Compy Films, and distributed via the the CBC—isn’t just about the Scott shooting or racial injustice (though, that’s all there, of course). Rather, it focuses on a young, white man from Toronto who entangles himself in the incident.

Daniel Voshart, a brainy architectural student becomes obsessed with the event. He huddles over his computer, analyzing every frame of the Scott/Slager footage to understand—to comprehend what actually happened.

He stabilizes, he builds 3D models, he enhances and re-examines. His journey starts as one of social justice, aiming to indict the officers involved. But, as he slips deeper into the rabbit hole of research, he discovers something else entirely: nuance.