#WhileBlack

#WhileBlack (2026)

Centers on one of the most viral videos of our time: George Floyd’s murder, seen 1.4 billion times in 12 days, sparking protests in over 2,000 cities worldwide. With exclusive access to Darnella Frazier and others like Diamond Reynolds, who livestreamed Philando Castile’s killing, the film reveals how social platforms and corporations profit from viral Black trauma, while survivors endure lasting psychological and physical danger.

Date of release
2026-03-13
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Sidney Fussell, Jennifer Holness

Casting

Interesting facts

#WhileBlack is an American-Canadian documentary film, directed by Sidney Fussell and Jennifer Holness and released in 2026. The film profiles Darnella Frazier, the woman who became caught up in the murder of George Floyd when her documentation of the incident for social media played a key role in undermining the police's official account of the events, and Diamond Reynolds, the woman whose livestream played a similar role following the killing of Philando Castile.

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