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Defender

Plot: Jeff Adachi is a public defender in San Francisco who takes on the misdemeanor case of 22-year-old Michael Smith, who pleaded not guilty in one of the first body camera cases in the city when he was charged with nine counts of resisting arrest. This urgent documentary shows how far Adachi and his team will fight for the young man’s freedom while exposing black-crime bias in ostensibly liberal SF
Release Date: Saturday, April 15 2017
7 years ago
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Portrait of Jeff AdachiJeff AdachiJeff Adachi was 57 in Defender as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 29 1959 –
Fri, Feb 22 2019

Crew

Portrait of Jeff AdachiJeff AdachiJeff Adachi was 57 in Defender as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Aug 29 1959 –
Fri, Feb 22 2019
Portrait of Jim ChoiJim ChoiJim Choi was >> in Defender as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chihiro WimbushChihiro WimbushChihiro Wimbush was >> in Defender as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday