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When Claude Got Shot Virtual Film Screening
In Milwaukee, a 15-year-old attempted to carjack law student Claude Motley and shot him in the face. Through multiple surgeries and catastrophic healthcare bills, the effects of gun violence upends Claude's life. Yet he still finds himself torn between punishment for the young man and the injustice of mass incarceration for Black men and boys. Can he find mercy in his heart for his attacker? Join us for a virtual screening followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A hosted by Independent Lens with support from local PBS stations.
7 p.m.
In 2014, Claude Motley and his family were visiting their former hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when 15-year-old Nathan King attempted to carjack his rented Dodge Charger. In the process, Nathan shot Claude in the face. That moment is the axis on which Claude’s world turned, derailing him from his own legal career only to throw him in the middle of the criminal justice system as a victim, and the key to his shooter’s fate. When Claude Got Shot chronicles five years in Claude’s physical and mental recovery journey. Persisting through multiple surgeries, catastrophic health care bills, and the lingering emotional aftermath of that traumatic night, Claude finds himself torn between punishment for Nathan and the injustice of mass incarceration for Black men and boys. For Claude, the path to recovery ultimately leads to forgiveness. But that path proves to be a fraught one, paved with all the complexities that race, violence, justice, and healthcare can possibly present.
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
- Moderated by Santana Coleman, co-producer
- Panelists: Claude Motley & Kim Motley, film subjects
When Claude Got Shot can be viewed on Independent Lens on GPB on Monday, May 9 at 11pm.