06.01.2020 18.39
April 6, 2022
5m
Overview
In this installation Alfredo Jaar meditates on the events of June 1, 2020, six days after police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, a forty-six-year-old Black man. One of the many peaceful protests following Floyd’s death took place in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square, near the White House. In order to facilitate a photo op for former President Donald Trump raising a Bible in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church adjacent to Lafayette Square, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered federal forces to clear the area. They subsequently fired on the peaceful protestors with tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets. They also flew two helicopters so low to the ground that the wind created by their rotors broke tree branches and scattered debris.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
More like this
Heart of a Dog
2015
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
Four Hours at the Capitol
2021
My Mom Jayne
2025
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006
O.J.: Made in America
2016
The Irishman: In Conversation
2019
Being James Bond
2021
I Am Ali
2014
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
2025
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
2013
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Love, Marilyn
2013
180° South
2010