Frame 394 is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rich Williamson and released in 2016.
Summary The film centres on Daniel Voshart, a Canadian cinematographer and image stabilization specialist who reviewed the video of the shooting of Walter Scott, and claimed to have discovered evidence in frame 394 of the video "that challenged the accepted narrative of what transpired between Slager and Scott". The frame appears to show Scott's hands on Slager's taser at the time the officer reached for his gun. If true, this would create justification for use of force. The film discusses the moral conflict caused by the discovery. Voshart's original intent was to find evidence that could be used to convict, not acquit the officer. In the end, he decided he had an obligation to make his findings available to both sides at trial, and was called as a witness for Slager's defense, despite his personal views on Slager's actions.
Accolades The film premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016,"TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016. and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards."Watch the Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Best Short Documentary" . Point of View, January 19, 2017. It was also named to the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject),"Canadian Doc ‘Frame 394’ Makes Oscar Short List" . Point of View, October 26, 2016. but missed out at the 89th Academy Awards.
References
External links Frame 394 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Frame 394 at The Atlantic